Six more teams were on bye this weekend in the Southeastern Conference, but two upsets made for some good action in Week 9.
The 99th edition of the Florida-Georgia game started off hot but fell apart just before halftime in favor of the Bulldogs. Freshman Anthony Richardson got his first start at quarterback for Florida, but Dan Mullen‘s earlier assessment of him being too inexperienced to start seemed to hold true in this one.
Mississippi State beat its second-ranked team of the year in Kentucky, which eliminates the possibility of what could have been a one-loss season for Mark Stoops and the Wildcats. Auburn continued its hot streak with a win over tenth-ranked Ole Miss, ending Heisman candidate Matt Corral’s streak of consecutive games with a touchdown at 19 games.
Missouri and Vanderbilt rounded things out with a battle to see who will go without a conference win this season, and Vandebilt looks well on its way to a goose egg in the SEC this year.
With all that in mind let’s take a look at this week’s SEC power rankings.