Recapping Week 1 of SEC football

When it comes to the marquee games of the week, the SEC forgot to show up.

The SEC looked good in non-conference games this weekend as far as winning games that they should win. When it comes to the marquee games of the week, the SEC forgot to show up.

In the three biggest games of the weekend, Florida lost to Utah 24-11, South Carolina lost to North Carolina 31-17, and LSU lost to Florida State 45-17. Three straight duds from the conference that has won back-to-back national championships.

The Hugh Freeze era began in Auburn with the Tigers doing what Freeze does best, scoring a lot of points. Alabama may have found their quarterback of the future in Jalen Milroe, and Tennessee and Georgia picked up where they left off last season.