Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesSo the entire country will be interested in what is happening in Tuscaloosa this Saturday between Florida and Alabama. Luckily for the fans, it is not the only game on the slate this week. The weekend is full of must-win games and inter-conference road games. Here is a quick look at what to watch for this weekend, besides Alabama and Florida.UL-Monroe at No. 10 AuburnAuburn should have no trouble improving to 5-0 for a second straight year. Don't look for the Tigers to overlook the Warhawks given everything that has happened in Reebok Dallas Cowboys #9 Tony Romo Realtree camo Jersey
college football this season, but also don't expect a miracle. Next week Auburn travels to Kentucky to face a Wildcat team that beat them at home last season. Cam Newton should be able to run and throw anywhere he chooses this week. Look for a big Auburn win.Auburn 42, ULM 10Vanderbilt at UConnIt will be interesting to see how Vanderbilt handles themselves on the road after having a week off. The last time the Commodores were on the field, they took down Ole Miss. Will the week off kill the momentum gained by Vanderbilt or did the Commodores use the week off to continue building on the success they achieved in Oxford two weeks ago? It should be a close game. UConn has disappointed this year so far after being a dark horse candidate to win the Big East. Vanderbilt has had the harder schedule thus far and should be able to compete with the Huskies.Vanderbilt 20, UConn 17Kentucky at Ole MissOle Miss picked up a much needed, potentially season-saving win at home last week against Fresno State and Kentucky showed that they are not yet a contender by getting drubbed by Florida 48-14 in the swamp. The biggest question is going in to this game is whether or not Kentucky can stop a running quarterback. Masoli is starting to grasp Houston Nutt's offense and seems to be getting more comfortable with his offensive line. If he finds the holes early in the Kentucky defense, it could be a long day for the Cats. The Ole Miss defense has been rather porous as well and the Wildcats have been explosive on offense this season. Look for a shootout in Oxford on Saturday.Kentucky 35, Ole Miss 28Alcorn State at Mississippi StateMississippi State showed vast improvement last week in their home win over Georgia. The train should keep moving as the Bulldogs welcome FCS Alcorn State to Starkville for a break in the brutal SEC schedule. This should be an easy win for Mississippi State. I'm not looking for a Jacksonville State type upset on this one, but then again, nobody called that game correct either.Patrick Peterson is a Heisman Cadidate on Reebok Denver Broncos #15 Tim Tebow Realtree camo Jersey
the defensive side of the ballChris Graythen/Getty ImagesMississippi State 47, Alcorn St. 10Tennessee at No. 12 LSUTennessee's young team has to travel to Baton Rouge to take on one of the country's top defenses this week. Tennessee is talented, but has very little depth. The Tigers have a menacing defense, but are abysmal on offense. It Patrick Peterson and company can continue to play at the level they are currently playing, this one should not be close. However, Jordan Jefferson is going to have to start leading the offense to scoring drives that don't end in field goals. After seeing Tennessee get taken to overtime by UAB last week, I think the Vols are in for a long day.LSU 24, Tennessee 3Georgia at ColoradoBottom line, the Bulldogs have to win this game to salvage their season. Georgia is already 0-3 in the SEC for the first time under Mark Richt and would fall to 1-4 overall with the loss. Colorado is 2-1 and coming off a big home win against Hawaii. Folsom field is a tough place to play for visitors and the crowd will be heavily involved. Georgia should be fired up for this one and they have a good shot at pulling off the victory. Colorado's only game against a BCS conference did not end well for the Buffaloes. California rocked them 52-7. The Bulldogs should leave Boulder 2-3 but I would not be surprised if Colorado pulls off the upset.Mark Ingram will look for holes in the tough Florida defense.Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesGeorgia 20, Colorado 14No. 7 Florida at No. 1 AlabamaFlorida looked like it found it's offense last week as freshman Trey Burton scored six touchdowns in the Gators win over Kentucky last week and Alabama showed grit and capitalized on the mistakes that Arkansas made as they squeaked out a victory on the road last week. This game has the makings of a classic. Alabama Reebok Green Bay Packers #12 Aaron Rodgers Realtree camo Jersey
has to force mistakes by John Brantley and Florida has to put points on the board early. Greg McElroy has yet to lose as Alabama quarterback and will have to improve on his performance last week if he is to keep the streak alive. Home-field advantage will definitely come in to play in this game.Alabama 24, Florida 21
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