SEC Recap of Week 9

The bullies of the conference were idle, LSU & Bama were sitting at home, sharpening their teeth and gearing up for their their battle in Tuscaloosa this weekend. Those two powers aside, this conferences has great games each and every week. Here is a peek at what happened.

Let’s start down in Nashville with upstart Vandy taking on those “hogs” from Fayetteville. On paper this looked like a tail whipping, but nobody told the Commodores or maybe they did and didn’t like what they heard! This game looked a bit like a Notre Dame game, Vanderbilt driving right down the field and inside the one… going for the score… oops… a fumble and a 96 yard return for a touchdown. Instead of Arkansas being down by two scores and in serious trouble, they’re now tied and then survive, 31-28 Razorbacks!

In Jacksonville, Florida, the used to be “worlds largest outdoor cocktail party” found Georgia and Florida battling to keep their SEC hopes alive. The Bulldogs were tough on the Florida run game , the Gators were held to minus 19 yards rushing. Still the Gators led most of the way, but in the end, Arron Murray and company found a way – Georgia 24 Florida 20

In Knoxville, South Carolina and Tennessee squared off, the Volunteers have struggled since losing their quarterback Tyler Bray earlier in the season. No question that the Vols came to play; they led after one, 3-0 and trailed only 7-3 at half time. Tennessee held the Gamecocks to 87 yards rushing and forced three turnovers, 2 fumbles recovered and one pass intercepted. It was not enough… South Carolina put one more score on the board in the third quarter and prevailed @ Neyland Stadium, 14-3.

This sets the stage for a huge game in Fayetteville this weekend, as South Carolina heads southwest to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, where the the Razorbacks lie in wait. Based on a 45-42 win in Athens over Georgia, the Gamecocks hold the tie breaker in the event the season were to end with the Gamecocks tied with the Bulldogs. A loss and Georgia is in the drivers seat to represent the East in Atlanta.