College Wire network predicts Week 2’s SEC matchups
Well, would you look at that? We’re already 1/12 of the way through the college football regular season.
Week 1 is now in the books, and we were treated to some interesting league matchups. Georgia boat raced Oregon in Atlanta, while Florida scored a home upset against Utah and Arkansas took down a Cincinnati team coming off a College Football Playoff appearance. The Tigers were the only SEC team to lose in Week 1, dropping their opener against Florida State in New Orleans.
In Week 2, we have another interesting slate, headlined by the beginning of league play with Florida hosting Kentucky and Arkansas hosting South Carolina. Alabama and Tennessee face key road trips against Texas and Pittsburgh, respectively, while Vanderbilt has a big opportunity to make a statement with ranked Wake Forest coming to town.
There’s a lot to watch for this week. Here’s how our team of experts on the College Wire network see things shaking out.
Alabama at Texas
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Patrick Conn, College Wire Regional Editor: Alabama
AJ Spurr, Roll Tide Wire: Alabama
Eric Bolin, Razorbacks Wire: Alabama
Taylor Jones, Auburn Wire: Alabama
Sergio De La Espriella, Gators Wire: Alabama
Joe Vitale, UGA Wire: Alabama
Tyler Nettuno, LSU Wire: Alabama
Dan Harralson, Vols Wire: Alabama
Joey Ickes, Aggies Wire: Alabama
South Carolina at Arkansas
Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: Arkansas
Spurr: Arkansas
Bolin: Arkansas
Jones: Arkansas
De La Espriella: Arkansas
Vitale: Arkansas
Nettuno: Arkansas
Harralson: Arkansas
Ickes: Arkansas
Wake Forest at Vanderbilt
Syndication: The Tennessean
Conn: Wake
Spurr: Wake
Bolin: Wake
Jones: Wake
De La Espriella: Wake
Vitale: Wake
Nettuno: Wake
Harralson: Wake
Ickes: Wake
Missouri at Kansas State
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: Kansas State
Spurr: Kansas State
Bolin: Kansas State
Jones: Kansas State
De La Espriella: Kansas State
Vitale: Kansas State
Nettuno: Mizzou
Harralson: Kansas State
Ickes: Kansas State
Appalachian State at Texas A&M
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: TAMU
Spurr: TAMU
Bolin: TAMU
Jones: App St.
De La Espriella: TAMU
Vitale: TAMU
Nettuno: TAMU
Harralson: TAMU
Ickes: TAMU
Tennessee at Pittsburgh
Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: Pitt
Spurr: Tennessee
Bolin: Tennessee
Jones: Pitt
De La Espriella: Tennessee
Vitale: Tennessee
Nettuno: Tennessee
Harralson: Tennessee
Ickes: Tennessee
Samford at Georgia
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: UGA
Spurr: UGA
Bolin: UGA
Jones: UGA
De La Espriella: UGA
Vitale: UGA
Nettuno: UGA
Harralson: UGA
Ickes: UGA
Kentucky at Florida
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: Florida
Spurr: Florida
Bolin: Kentucky
Jones: Florida
De La Espriella: Florida
Vitale: Florida
Nettuno: Florida
Harralson: Florida
Ickes: Florida
Central Arkansas at Ole Miss
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images
Conn: Ole Miss
Spurr: Ole Miss
Bolin: Ole Miss
Jones: Ole Miss
De La Espriella: Ole Miss
Vitale: Ole Miss
Nettuno: Ole Miss
Harralson: Ole Miss
Ickes: Ole Miss
San José State at Auburn
Syndication: The Montgomery Advertiser
Conn: Auburn
Spurr: Auburn
Bolin: Auburn
Jones: Auburn
De La Espriella: Auburn
Vitale: Auburn
Nettuno: Auburn
Harralson: Auburn
Ickes: Auburn
Southern at LSU
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: LSU
Spurr: LSU
Bolin: LSU
Jones: LSU
De La Espriella: LSU
Vitale: LSU
Nettuno: LSU
Harralson: LSU
Ickes: LSU
Mississippi State at Arizona
Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Conn: MSU
Spurr: MSU
Bolin: MSU
Jones: MSU
De La Espriella: MSU
Vitale: MSU
Nettuno: MSU
Harralson: MSU
Ickes: MSU