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Sep 18, 2013
Tennessee (2-1) and No. 18 Florida (1-1) open SEC play in Gainesville. Both teams are coming off road losses with Tennessee falling at Oregon this past weekend, and Florida suffering a setback at Miami two weeks ago. The Gators have won eight-straight in the rivalry, their longest such streak against the Vols. No. 7 LSU (3-0) hosts Auburn (3-0, 1-0 SEC) in a battle of Tigers under the lights in Death Valley. LSU has started 3-0 for the seventh-straight season, […]
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Sep 06, 2013
Athens, Ga. plays host to a pivotal early season SEC East matchup as No. 11 Georgia (0-1) and No. 6 South Carolina (1-0) fight for positioning in the division race. The Gamecocks have won three-in-a-row in the rivalry for the first time ever, but Georgia has rebounded each of the past two seasons to claim the division title. The Bulldogs have started 0-2 only one other time in the Mark Richt era (2011). No. 12 Florida (1-0) travels to […]
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Aug 29, 2013
Two teams on the rise meet to start the season as Vanderbilt hosts Ole Miss on Thursday night in the only SEC conference game of the opening weekend. The teams combined for eight wins total in 2011, before doubling that mark last season as both the Commodores and Rebels made bowl games. Alabama opens the season as the #1 team in the country, looking to win their third-consecutive BCS National Championship. The first team standing in their way is Frank Beamer’s Virginia Tech […]
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Nov 22, 2012
After three home games, No. 7 LSU (9-2, 5-2 SEC) hits the road to visit Arkansas (4-7, 2-5 SEC). The Tigers won last year against the Razorbacks but the home team has won each of the last four meetings. With a close loss last week to Syracuse, Missouri (5-6, 2-5 SEC) will travel to No. 9 Texas A&M (9-2, 5-2 SEC) for their first game as SEC foes. The Tigers have a three-game winning streak against the Aggies in Big […]
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Nov 16, 2012
No. 7 LSU (8-2, 4-2 SEC) will host its third-straight home game when they host Ole Miss (5-5, 2-4 SEC). The Tigers have won eight of the last ten in the series. Mississippi State (7-3, 3-3 SEC) hosts Arkansas (4-6, 2-4 SEC). The Bulldogs’ only wins in the series since 1992 have come in Starkville. Vanderbilt (6-4, 4-3 SEC) hosts Tennessee (4-6, 0-6 SEC). The Vols have dominated this series since 1927 and are currently riding a six-game winning streak. […]
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Nov 09, 2012
In the biggest game of the weekend, No. 15 Texas A&M (7-2, 4-2 SEC) travels to Tuscaloosa to meet No. 1 Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC). The Crimson Tide escaped Death Valley with an emotional victory over No. 7 LSU last weekend, only their third win in Baton Rouge since 2000. The Aggies and the Tide have met four times, most recently in 1988, and Alabama holds a 3-1 series advantage. Meanwhile, LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) will try to recover from […]
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Sep 07, 2012
Auburn (0-1, 0-0 SEC) looks to get their first win of the season against Mississippi State (1-0, 0-0 SEC), who wants their first non-Egg Bowl SEC win under Dan Mullen. The past few meetings between these two teams have come down to the wire, with Auburn managing to coming out on top. The Florida Gators (1-0, 0-0 SEC) will be heading off to Texas to welcome Texas A&M (0-0,0-0 SEC) in the Aggies’ first game in the new conference. Texas […]
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Sep 06, 2012
As the 2012 college football season gets underway, Capital One Bowl scouts begin to travel the country analyzing the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences’ best teams, fans, stadiums and cities. Last year, the Big Ten welcomed Nebraska to the conference, putting Lincoln on the list of destination cities for our dedicated team selection committee. This year, the SEC adds newcomers Missouri and Texas A&M to the fold. Today, we dissect both the Tigers and Aggies, as well as the cities […]
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Aug 29, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation.com. Today, Rock M Nation tackles Mizzou’s transition to the SEC. Coming off its eighth bowl appearance in nine years, Missouri opens the 2012 campaign as a member of the vaunted SEC. The Tigers draw their two highest-ranked opponents at home. Sixth-ranked Georgia visits Columbia Sept. 8, while No. 2 Alabama comes to town Oct. 13. Missouri looks to improve on a 3-36 record versus Top-10 teams since 1991 before hitting the […]
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