As the 2023 college football season matures, so does our understanding of the pecking order in the SEC. Week 4 offered up a few narratives, but it was more notable for the ones it crushed.
Is Alabama truly on the decline? Well, Nick Saban’s program may not be as staunch a title contender as yesteryears, but the Crimson Tide clearly aren’t about to roll over and surrender the SEC West after a resounding home win over Ole Miss.
Is LSU the second-best team in the conference? Maybe still, but not as emphatically as they were a week ago after they needed a field goal in the final seconds to stave off Arkansas.
What games in Week 5 could change how we see the SEC? Here are the most likely candidates.