Ranked SEC West contenders Alabama and MIssissippi are set to meet in Tuscaloosa. It's the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Arkansas at No. 12 LSU .
KJ Jefferson versus Jayden Daniels is reason enough to watch this game. Daniels is second in the SEC with 976 passing yards and eight touchdowns while also topping the Tigers with 157 rushing yards. Jefferson hasn’t run as much this season but is also a dual threat. The big question for the Razorbacks is the status of running back Raheim Sanders, who hasn’t played since the opener with a knee injury. Sanders is questionable for this one.
Both teams have stumbled already in nonconference games, with the Razorbacks coming off a loss to BYU and LSU rebounding strongly from an opening defeat to No. 4 Florida State.Missouri is riding high from an upset of then-No. 15 Kansas State and now gets a test of maturity in handling that success as a slight favorite.
Next up is Memphis in a matchup of 3-0 teams in St. Louis. Missouri is seeking its first 4-0 start since Gary Pinkel’s 2013 team won its first seven games on the way to an SEC East title. The offense especially faces a stiff challenge. Memphis has the nation’s top pass defense and ranks seventh in total defense. Missouri beat Kansas State 30-27 on Harrison Mevis’sNo. 1 Georgia, which hosts UAB, has won a nation’s best 22 straight regular-season games against nonconference opponents. ...
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