The SEC has already given us a little bit of everything. Texas erased a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit against No. 1 Ohio State to produce the most impressive victory on the conference résumé. Georgia responded by hanging 70 points on Western Kentucky. LSU continued its offensive assault, while Tennessee emerged as a legitimate contender behind a freshman quarterback.
And then there is the middle of the conference, where almost nothing is settled.
It didn’t take long for us to come crashing back down to earth. After a solid Week 0, the Heartland Sports writers were reminded last…
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Oklahoma heads into one of the most hostile environments in college football — Neyland Stadium at night — and this matchup is loaded with playoff-level…
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