This weekend was a blast. It felt like forever since college football graced our television screens, and the SEC wasted no time in trying to wrangle the best conference in football back from the Big10. In week 1, every single SEC team won their season opener for the first time since 1997, when there were only 12 teams in the conference.
Kentucky did their part, knocking off FCS top-10 Youngstown
State 45-13 in sweltering weather that almost certainly impacted the game. But how did the rest of the conference get the job done?
Missouri got the party started, knocking off Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14 on the 3rd, and the party just kept on going.
Friday, September 4th
- #10 Oklahoma 51, UTEP 0
Saturday, September 5th
- #13 Alabama 48, Eastern Carolina 10
- South Carolina 57, Kent State 0
- Kentucky 45, Youngstown State 13
- #3 Georgia 63, Tennessee State 3
- Auburn 17, Baylor 16
- #20 Tennessee 56, Furman 9
- #5 Texas 59, Texas State 7
- Arkansas 31, North Alabama 14
- #8 Texas A&M 50, Missouri State 0
- Vanderbilt 28, Austin Peay 9
- Mississippi State 62, UL Monroe 13
- Florida 66, Florida Atlantic 21
- #11 LSU 51, Clemson 10
- #9 Ole Miss 41, #24 Louisville 38
The dominance won’t continue next week because Kentucky will take on Alabama in the only SEC game next week, but there are several big games where the SEC can continue showcasing just how good the conference will be:
- Missouri visits Kansas
- Oklahoma visits Michigan
- Texas A&M hosts Cutter Boley and Arizona State
- Tennessee visits Georgia Tech
- Texas hosts Ohio State
Will the SEC win all those games, and will an SEC team retake the throne for the first time since Georgia in 2022?
