SEC Football Weekly Rundown: UGA and LSU Meet for a Baton Rouge Battle

Week Nine Outlook

South Carolina

This is the only team with the week off. After opening the season with eight straight games, this team deserves a week off.

Their record is 5-3 (2-3). Their coach is probably looking to hit the greens this weekend for a change.

Mississippi State 2-5 (1-3) vs. Middle Tennessee State 2-5 (1-3)

MTSU

Quite frankly, I just don’t watch nor keep up with the Blue Raiders, unless of course they are playing any team of interest, as was the case with their season opener when they played Troy. They lost that matchup but managed to surprise the Maryland Terrapins the following week, 24-14.

MTSU is familiar with SEC football, having played several SEC teams in the past, and having already played one this season, Kentucky, where they lost by six points.

Outside of that, I just don’t know much about them. So to sit here and speculate would be an injustice.

MSU

State has been up and down this season. After pulling off an upset over Vanderbilt two weeks ago, they managed to get crushed by Tennessee this past weekend.

The question on everyone’s mind, at least for those who follow either of these programs, is which team will show up to play this weekend.

State has struggled horribly on the road this season. Luckily for them this game is at home.

This could actually present a good matchup. Just look at the records above. So, I’m taking a shot in the dark here with my...

Game Prediction: MSU 21, MTSU 20

Vanderbilt 5-2 (3-2) vs. Duke 3-3 (1-3)

Indeed, the Geeks shall inherit the turf, particularly this weekend.

Duke

David Cutcliffe, head coach of the Blue Devils, is no stranger to the ways of the SEC, having played for the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant at Alabama and having coached at Tennessee and Ole Miss.

So far this year the Devils have impressive wins over Navy and Virginia, but have sustained crushing defeats at the hands of Georgia Tech and Miami.

Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt was on top of the world just three short weeks ago, following the College GameDay appearance on campus and the upset of Auburn. Now the ‘Dores have been brought back down to reality following back-to-back losses to Mississippi State and Georgia.

This week will present a real challenge to see if Vanderbilt can bounce back and finish the season on a strong note. The question is whether they have enough left after so many emotional highs to start this season have drained them.

What do I think? I think that the Geeks may need to stick to the roundball, but a good ole gridiron matchup will be not be bad.

Game Prediction: Vandy 24, Duke 14

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