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Dec 05, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] Big Ten Championship: No. 2 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0 Big Ten) at No. 10 Michigan State (11-1, 8-0 Big Ten) Ohio State leads series 28-12 (Last meeting September 29, 2012: Ohio State 17, Michigan State 16) Big Ten football gets the big time spotlight on Saturday night as two top ten conference foes face each other for the Big Ten Championship. For Michigan State, they can clinch a spot in a BCS game just one year after […]
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Dec 04, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text]Missouri makes it first appearance in the SEC Championship game this weekend facing Auburn in a matchup of top five teams. Both teams are also in the running for the Capital One Bowl along with Alabama, LSU and South Carolina. Depending on where the SEC’s expected two BCS bids fall, here’s a snapshot look at the five teams in contention for the SEC’s slot in the New Year’s Day bowl. Teams are listed alphabetically. No. 4 Alabama Record: […]
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Nov 26, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] No. 1 Alabama (11-0, 7-0 SEC) at No. 4 Auburn (10-1, 6-1 SEC) Alabama leads series 41-29-1 (Last Meeting November 24, 2012: Alabama 49, Auburn 0) Alabama travels to Auburn for an Iron Bowl matchup between top five teams with the winner claiming the SEC West title and a trip to the SEC Championship game. The Crimson Tide enter as the nation’s stingiest defense, allowing only 9.3 points per game, but Auburn ranks second nationally in rushing […]
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Nov 21, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] No. 12 Texas A&M (8-2, 4-2 SEC) at No. 22 LSU (7-3, 3-3 SEC) LSU leads the series 28-19-3 (Last Meeting October 20, 2012: LSU 24, Texas A&M 19) Quarterback Johnny Manziel makes his first visit to Tiger Stadium as the Aggies travel to LSU for a Saturday afternoon SEC showdown. With a win, Manziel would have a victory in every road SEC West venue in his less than two years as a starting quarterback. However, LSU […]
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Nov 12, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] No. 25 Georgia (6-3, 4-2 SEC) visits No. 7 Auburn (9-1, 5-1 SEC) as the teams renew their rivalry in a pivotal conference game. Both teams need wins to stay in the hunt for a division championship as each team sits one game back of the leaders. Auburn finished up its road slate with a 55-23 win over Tennessee, and return home for games against Georgia and Alabama to finish the season. The Bulldogs have won two-straight […]
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Nov 05, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] No. 1 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) welcomes No. 13 LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) to Tuscaloosa for the matchup between ranked foes. The Crimson Tide once again feature one of the nation’s top defenses, ranking tops in the nation in points allowed at 9.8 points per contest despite losing four starters from last year’s team to the NFL draft. They can score points as well, averaging 41.3 points per contest, spearheaded by running back T.J. Yeldon’s 729 […]
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Oct 29, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] No. 9 Missouri (7-1, 3-1 SEC) hosts Tennessee (4-4, 1-3 SEC) in a pivotal SEC East matchup. The Tigers still control their destiny despite suffering their first loss last weekend at home against South Carolina. QB Maty Mauk tossed for 249 yards in the setback and he faces a Tennessee defense that has surrendered nearly 30 points per game. The Vols upset the Gamecocks two weeks ago and look to avenge a heartbreaking 51-48 loss to Missouri […]
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Oct 25, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] National sportswriter David Whitley (Orlando Sentinel, Sporting News) has been contributing to the official Florida Citrus Sports website (FloridaCitrusSports.com) this season with an outsider’s perspective on the process of putting together a bowl game. This week he looked at Missouri’s emergence as an SEC contender after a weekend of upsets across the conference. The Tigers are not complete strangers to Orlando; they visited hometown team UCF last season and, as David points out, played in the 1981 […]
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Oct 24, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] No. 21 South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) at No. 5 Missouri (7-0, 3-0 SEC) Missouri leads the series 2-1 (Last meeting September 22, 2012: South Carolina 31, Missouri 10) While South Carolina and Missouri may be young rivals in the new-look SEC, this year’s game has huge implications on how the SEC East will shape up this season. Missouri entered this year coming off an injury-plagued 5-7 season and didn’t receive a vote in either the AP […]
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Oct 22, 2013
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1″][vc_column_text] No. 21 South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) travels to No. 5 Missouri (7-0, 3-0 SEC) for a pivotal SEC East showdown. The Tigers own a two-game lead on the rest of the division after wins over Georgia and Florida and a win over South Carolina would put them in excellent position to win a division championship in just their second season in the SEC. Missouri rolled past Florida 36-17 in quarterback Maty Mauk’s first start replacing injured […]
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