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Alabama vs. Mississippi State has major SEC implications, but not likely to be an upset

Alabama vs. Mississippi State listed as a game with major SEC West title implications.

Alabama takes on Mississippi State in a Week 5 road matchup with major SEC West title race implications. While the Bulldogs are not expected to upset the Crimson Tide, the team could give Saban’s squad some trouble.

As the SEC West race narrows down to only a few teams, every single game matters. Even if Alabama wins, fans, analysts, and other teams will be watching to see if the Tide are actually back, or if the inconsistencies and weak offensive play persist through the fifth week of the season.

ESPN’s Bill Connelly (subscription required) writes this of the matchup after listing it as SEC West title race matchup to watch.

“It’s hard to make a strong case that Bama will struggle in Starkville. The Tide do have a pretty lengthy injury list — among others, leading tackler Deontae Lawson is questionable — but for all of Bama’s early-season offensive struggles, Mississippi State’s defense currently ranks 117th in success rate allowed and 101st in points allowed per drive. Plus, there’s the whole ‘Bama’s won its past seven games in Starkville by an average score of 32-9’ thing.”

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama football as the 2023 season progresses.

Current look at Georgia’s 2021 recruiting class compared to rest of SEC

Here is an overview of the SEC’s 2021 recruiting class and where Georgia football fits in the mix.

According to 247Sports, Georgia currently has the 3rd best 2021 recruiting class in the SEC and the No. 12 class overall.

The Bulldogs currently hold commitments from seven recruits, led by 5-star quarterback Brock Vandagriff and 4-star offensive tackle Micah Morris.

The SEC teams ahead of Georgia are Florida, which currently holds the No. 3 spot nationally, and Tennessee, who comes in at No. 5 after receiving three commitments in the last week.

Surprisingly, the defending national champion LSU Tigers are slotted at No. 18 overall and behind Georgia at No. 4 in the SEC.

As for Alabama, Nick Saban has the Crimson Tide under-the-radar so far for the 2021 recruiting class. Bama is ranked at No. 46 overall and 10th in the SEC.

As the year moves on, look for Saban to start working his magic and make a run at the No. 1 spot, but for now, Alabama is preceded in the SEC by previously mentioned Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, LSU and also Texas A&M, Missouri, Auburn, Mississippi State and Ole Miss.

Arkansas is next behind Alabama at the 11th spot, followed by South Carolina and Kentucky, with Vanderbilt at the bottom spot No. 14.

There is still plenty of time in the 2021 cycle, so look for teams to start receiving more and more commitments as we get closer to fall. And especially since Coaches have so much down time on their hands to reach out to recruits.

Full SEC rankings:

  1. Florida
  2. Tennessee
  3. Georgia
  4. LSU
  5. Texas A&M
  6. Missouri
  7. Auburn
  8. Mississippi State
  9. Ole Miss
  10. Alabama
  11. Arkansas
  12. South Carolina
  13. Kentucky
  14. Vanderbilt