Week 5 in the SEC has arrived with two teams enjoying the open week. The Tennessee Vols (4-0) and Vanderbilt Commodores (3-2) will return to action in Week 6.
In Week 4 the conference finished 6-0 in nonconference play. Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, and Auburn enjoyed winning their SEC matchups. For Week 5 there are a total of seven games featuring SEC teams and only two are of the nonconference variety.
South Carolina will host South Carolina State and Florida will host FCS opponent Eastern Washington on Sunday. The game was moved due to Hurricane Ian. Ole Miss is the final SEC team that will play a conference game, every other squad has at least one game under their belt.
A quick look at the SEC standings heading into this game:
| West Team | Conf | Overall | East Team | Conf | Overall |
| Alabama | 1-0 | 4-0 | Georgia | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Auburn | 1-0 | 3-1 | Kentucky | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| LSU | 1-0 | 3-1 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Texas A&M | 1-0 | 3-1 | Florida | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | 4-0 | Missouri | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Arkansas | 1-1 | 3-1 | South Carolina | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Mississippi State | 0-1 | 3-1 | Vanderbilt | 0-1 | 3-2 |
As we do each week, the SEC editors on the College Wire network make their predictions for each conference game on the schedule.