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Attention everyone, there is only one more night of sleep — whether or not you sleep is entirely up to you — separating us from Southeastern Conference football action. Tomorrow, all 14 member schools will play in seven games, with the day getting kicked off by the sixth-ranked Florida Gators at the Ole Miss Rebels and the Kentucky Wildcats at the No. 8 Auburn Tigers starting at noon.
Speaking of those teams, the top of the news today has Florida, Auburn and the LSU Tigers‘ matchups leading the list of impact games on Saturday. The more compelling clashes will happen later, but for now the main contenders must take care of business.
Looking at the bigger picture, USA TODAY Sports’ Dan Wolken thinks that it is time to expand the College Football Playoffs. All the old excuses about why college football just can’t make it work — the academic calendar, the logistics of moving teams around at the last minute to play at campus sites, the further devaluation of the bowl system — can no longer be repeated by people who want to be taken seriously.
On the other side of the nation, the Pac-12 announced that it will begin its college football season on Nov. 6. The statement reverses a decision made in August to postpone until the winter or spring at the earliest due to the health concerns posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Finally, bringing this full circle back to the state of Florida, Florida State Seminoles football fans not wearing a mask during home games will be asked to put on a mask or leave the event, according to the university’s updated, stricter policies released Thursday. Additionally, FSU students planning to attend home football games for the remainder of the season must test negative for COVID-19 during the week prior to games.
Around the Swamp
- Florida’s Week 1 depth chart features some surprises: The Gators released their Week 1 depth chart ahead of its season-opening matchup with Ole Miss, and there are a number of interesting tidbits from the initial release.
- How 2021 Florida Gators commits fared in high school football action: Featuring 24 commits from seven states, the Florida Gators’ 2021 recruiting class ranks No. 7 nationally and fourth-best in the Southeastern Conference, per the 247Sports Composite.
- What to watch for in Week 4 of the college football season: Three weeks of college football may already be in the books, but it has felt like something was missing through the first several weeks of action.
- WATCH: Gators CB Marco Wilson Talks Season Opener, 2020 Expectations: Redshirt junior cornerback Marco Wilson, one of the veteran leaders on defense, talked about the matchup with the Rebels to the media.
- ESPN’s Bill Connelly gives win projections for Week 4 SEC matchups: ESPN’s Bill Connelly, creator of the SP+ analytics system, released his game breakdowns for each of the seven SEC matchups during Saturday’s first day of competition for the conference.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
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— Albert (@AlbertGator) September 25, 2020
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