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2024 SEC Football Power Rankings: Week 9

Nothing matters except what happens in between the white lines. No preseason rankings, recruiting talent composites or programmatic expectations are accounted for, the only formula is wins and losses as we dissect college football's top conference. Another week of Southeastern Conference games gives us new info to consider as we enter the home stretch. The conference championship picture is starting to take shape as two teams will battle in Atlanta for the right to claim the SEC title.

SEC Nation takes on Jacksonville for Florida vs. Georgia

SEC Network’s weekly, traveling pre-game show, SEC Nation, returns to Jacksonville, Fla. as No. 2 Georgia faces off against Florida. The show will originate from Everbank Stadium Lot J from 10 a.m. – noon ET, Saturday, Nov. 2, on SEC Network. This is the 102nd matchup in the storied rivalry, with UGA leading the series 55-44-2. Laura Rutledge hosts SEC Nation for the 8th season and 9th overall, joined by Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow .

SEC Football Players of the Week: Oct. 28

Offense - Auburn Jr. RB Jarquez Hunter delivered a record-setting performance in the 24-10 win over Kentucky. He rushed for a career-high 278 yards. Offense - QB Taylen Green led the Razorbacks to a dominant 58-25 win at Mississippi State with a near-perfect 23 of 30 completions for 314 yards and a career-high five TDs. Defense - Texas Jr. DB Michael Taaffe played a crucial role in the Longhorns’ 27-24 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt by forcing two turnovers, including an interception and a forced fumble.

AP College Football Poll 2024:
Top 25 Rankings for Week 10

Oregon continues to lead the way in the Associated Press Top 25 poll following a Week 9 that was light on major upsets. The rest of the top five also remains nearly the same with Georgia, Penn State, Ohio State and Miami following behind the Ducks. It's a much different story at the bottom of the poll after four teams that were ranked 20th or lower lost Saturday. Oregon gave Illinois a major reality check. The Ducks ran out to a 35-3 lead at halftime and cruised for the rest of the game.

Vanderbilt knocks off No. 1 Alabama in stunner: One of the biggest upsets in SEC college football history

Vanderbilt pulled off one of the biggest upsets in SEC history on Saturday, downing No. 1 Alabama 40-35 at home. This is Vanderbilt's first win against a top-five opponent, and its first win against Alabama since 1984. The Commodores' 40 points are also the most they've ever scored against a top-five team, and the most they've put up against Alabama since a 78-0 win in 1906...a 23.5-point underdog.

Alabama blows 28-0 lead, escapes Georgia on late touchdown

Alabama blew a 28-point lead against No. 2 Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night. And then the No. 4 Crimson Tide broke the Bulldogs' hearts again in a 41-34 victory in which the SEC heavyweights scored touchdowns on consecutive plays from scrimmage late in the fourth quarter. Alabama didn't seal the victory until cornerback Zabien Brown intercepted quarterback Carson Beck's pass to receiver Colbie Young in the end zone with 43 seconds left to end Georgia's furious rally.

Georgia football favored in SEC showdown. Here's the last time Alabama was home underdog

Georgia football opened as a road favorite for its top 5 clash with Alabama on Saturday night. The Bulldogs are a 2½ point favorite against the Crimson Tide. How rare is it for Bama to be a home underdog? It hasn’t happened since LSU was favored by 6½ on Nov. 3, 2007. LSU won 41-34. Georgia and Alabama are set for a 7:30 p.m. ET game Saturday in a matchup of 3-0 teams. The Dawgs, who enjoyed their first bye week of the season, remained second in the AP Poll.

Malaki Starks’ journey to stardom with Georgia football

They slept in hotels. Some nights it was an aunt’s living room, other nights an uncle’s couch. The Starks family of four — mom, dad, daughter and son, Malaki — found shelter wherever they could, depending on the kindness of family and friends or finding the money when they could. Years later, Malaki Starks will say that one of the causes closest to his heart is homelessness because he knows what it was like. Between his 3rd- and 6th-grade, the family experienced it in and around their hometown of Jefferson, Ga.

Kentucky provided slugfest. Toughest schedule in Georgia history heats up next at Alabama

College GameDay was ready to set up camp here Saturday for Georgia-Kentucky until the Wildcats were slapped around by South Carolina. It turns out the matchup was worth the prime-time slot it occupied on ABC. No. 1 Georgia had to dig deep to pull out a tougher-than-anyone-expected 13-12 win at Kroger Field. There are plenty of games that will warrant ESPN’s road show to follow Georgia around like Deadheads or Swifties go from town to town.

Georgia Throttles Tennessee Tech 48-3 In Home Open

Georgia opened at home riding an astounding 40 game regular season winning streak. The media were welcomed to a brand new press box very high up in the clouds Thank goodness for binoculars. Tennessee Tech came in not expecting much except a $550,000 payday to get manhandled for a few hours by the #1 team in the country. And, the Bulldogs let it be known early that manhandling was what they had in store as Carson Beck hit Dylan Bell on the first play on offense with a six second scoring drive.

UGA offense erupts in second half for dominating season opener win

For the Georgia Bulldogs, it was a tale of two halves for the offense. After being held to just six points on two field goals in the first half by the Clemson Tigers defense, they erupted for 28 points en route to a dominating 34-3 win on Saturday in their opening game of the 2024 season. Quarterback Carson Beck led the way for the Bulldogs, throwing for 278 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman RB Nate Frazier ran for 83 yards on 11 carries scoring a touchdown. He also had one reception for 24 yards.

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Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia Bulldogs
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Sanford Stadium,
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Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama Crimson Tide
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Bryant-Denny Stadium,
Tuscaloosa, AL

Texas Longhorns

Texas Longhorns
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DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium,
Austin, TX

Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooners
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Gaylord Family –Oklahoma
Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

LSU Tigers

LSU Tigers
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Tiger Stadium,
Baton Rouge, LA

Florida Gators

Florida Gators
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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium,
Gainesville, FL

Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers
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Jordan-Hare Stadium,
Auburn, AL

Tennessee Volunteers

Tennessee Volunteers
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Neyland Stadium,
Knoxville, TN

Ole Miss Rebels

Ole Miss Rebels
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Vaught-Hemingway Stadium,
Oxford MS

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State Bulldogs
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Davis Wade Stadium,
Starkville, MS

South Carolina Gamecocks

South Carolina Gamecocks
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Williams-Brice Stadium,
Columbia, SC

Kentucky Wildcats

Kentucky Wildcats
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Kroger Field,
Lexington, KY

Missouri Tigers

Missouri Tigers
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Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field
Columbia, MO

Texas A&M Aggies

Texas A&M Aggies
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Kyle Field,
Bryan-College Station, TX

Arkansas Razorbacks

Arkansas Razorbacks
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium,
Fayetteville, AR

Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt Commodores
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FirstBank Stadium,
Nashville, TN

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