No. 8 Alabama (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) burst out of the gates to a 31-0 halftime lead over No. 3 Georgia in coasting to a 41-30 victory in Athens. Georgia staged a "black-out" for the game, with the team wearing black uniforms and the fans wearing black as well. But the Crimson Tide took advantage of several costly Georgia penalties to drive down the field time and time again in the first half, blacking out the Bulldogs (4-1, 1-1 SEC) early. Alabama's standout freshman wide receiver Julio Jones had five catches for 94 yards and one touchdown which was nearly matched by Georgia freshman A.J. Green, who had six catches for 88 yards and a touchdown of his own. The game was nowhere near as close as the score indicated, as Georgia tallied two touchdowns in the final three minutes as their comeback bid fell short.
Huge upset in the Swamp
Ole Miss (3-2, 1-1 SEC) upset the No. 4 Florida Gators 31-30 on the strength of a blocked point-after try with less than four minutes to go in the game. While it was a back-and-forth affair, Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead made big plays with his arm and his feet, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another. The Gators (3-1, 1-1 SEC) had one more chance to score at the end of the game, but Florida head coach Urban Meyer chose to give the ball to reigning Heisman Trophy-winner Tim Tebow on a fourth down run, rather than kick what would have been a 49-yard go-ahead field goal with 40 seconds left. Tebow was stuffed and the celebration was on in the Swamp for Ole Miss.
Vols' fall continues
The No. 15 Auburn Tigers continued to struggle on offense, but managed to eke out a 14-12 win over the Tennessee Volunteers (1-3, 0-2 SEC) at home. Auburn has been mired in a quarterback controversy all season, and neither Chris Todd nor Kodi Burns did much to distinguish themselves heading into next week's top 25 match-up in Nashville with the Commodores. Todd threw for 93 yards and a touchdown, but also had an interception, while Burns threw for 36 yards. The Tigers (3-1, 1-1 SEC) scored their second touchdown when Volunteers running back Arian Foster fumbled a hand-off in his own end zone, which Jake Ricks recovered for the score.
Did You Know?
Through the first five games of the season, Alabama has not trailed once, outscoring their opposition by a combined score of 185-67.
The Tennessee Volunteers are 1-3 for the first time since 1994, when Peyton Manning was a back-up as a freshman.
The Arkansas Razorbacks have lost their last two games by a combined score of 101-24.
Florida turned the ball over three times in their loss to Ole Miss after not having a single turnover in their first three games.
Through the first four weeks of the season, Vanderbilt's junior D.J. Moore was 10th in the Southeastern Conference in all-purpose yards despite being the only defensive player on the list.
