The No. 4 Florida Gators took care of business on Saturday against the Tennessee Volunteers, winning 30-6 in Knoxville. In the week leading up to the game, Florida players were quoted saying the Vols quit in the middle of last season's 59-20 thrashing, which provided bulletin board material for Tennessee as they prepared for this game. However, Florida came out strong and dominated from the opening whistle as reigning Heisman Trophy-winner Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes and Brandon James was electric in returning a punt 78 yards for a score. The Gators forced two turnovers inside their own red zone in keeping the Vols out of the end zone until the fourth quarter when the game was no longer in question.
Road well-traveled:
Heisman-hopeful Knowshon Moreno and true freshman A.J. Green were dominant as No. 3 Georgia traveled to Tempe and defeated Arizona State 27-10. Georgia head coach Mark Richt promised to get the talented Green more touches this week, and Green responded with a breakout game in catching eight balls for 159 yards and one touchdown. Moreno paced the ground game with 149 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, including a jaw-dropping end zone leap over a defender that would have made Superman proud. The Dawgs held the Sun Devils to four total yards rushing as they continued to make their case for being one of the best teams in the country.
Clash of the Tigers:
No. 6 LSU and No. 10 Auburn met on Saturday night in a clash of two of the best defenses in the country, with LSU coming out on top by the score of 26-21. Both teams' offenses had struggled mightily behind erratic quarterback play coming into the "Tiger Bowl," and it was a backup who had the biggest impact on the game. After LSU starter Andrew Hatch left the game with a neck injury in the third quarter with Auburn leading 14-3, redshirt freshman Jarrett Lee shook off a rough start to march LSU down the field time and time again to orchestrate the come-from-behind victory. He threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner to Brandon LaFell with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter.
Did You Know?
Mississippi State's offense had gone eight consecutive quarters without scoring on offense before a fourth-quarter touchdown in a 38-7 loss to Georgia Tech.
Alabama's John Parker Wilson set a school record for touchdown passes with his 42nd as the Crimson Tide rolled over the Arkansas Razorbacks 49-14.
Georgia is a perfect 15-for-15 in scoring opportunities in the red zone this season as they have outscored their first four opponents by a combined score of 142-55.
The Southeastern Conference currently has the most teams in the Associated Press and USA Today Top 25 polls with six. The Big 12 Conference is second with five.
Vanderbilt has forced 14 turnovers while only giving up five in jumping out to a 4-0 start and its first national ranking since 1984.
