A couple of marquee matchups headlined Week 5 for the SEC.
Kentucky took its top-10 ranking into Oxford, Mississippi, to take on Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels, and the Alabama Crimson Tide took a trip to Fayetteville to go to war with Woo-Pig.
Of all the things that you would assume to win a game for Lane Kiffin, defense is not the first thing that comes to mind. But it was the Ole Miss defense that won the game for them in the end.
Meanwhile, Bryce Young was injured in the second quarter and was unable to re-enter the game against Arkansas, but Jalen Milroe and Jahmyr Gibbs ran the Tide to victory.
In other games, Mississippi State put a beatdown on Texas A&M, LSU beat Auburn, Georgia survived in Missouri, and Florida and South Carolina took care of business in their “cupcake” games.
South Carolina 50, South Carolina State 10
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South Carolina played one of the two “cupcake” games this week as they took on South Carolina State at home. The Gamecocks took care of business in this one, as expected.
No. 14 Ole Miss 22, No. 7 Kentucky 19
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I got to catch the tail end of this game at Buffalo Wild Wings yesterday. I picked Kentucky to win because I thought they were the better team. The Wildcats had ample opportunities to take the lead late in the game, but the Rebels’ defense stood tall and propelled Ole Miss to a 5-0 record.
No. 2 Alabama 49, No. 20 Arkansas 26
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The biggest storyline from this game is the injury to reigning Heisman trophy winner, Bryce Young. According to Nick Saban, he should be okay.
When Young went out, Jalen Milroe had to come in and take the reigns of the offense. Milroe finished the game 4-for-9 passing for 65 yards and a touchdown. He made a bigger impact with his legs as he ran the ball six times for 91 yards and a touchdown….
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