KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — SEC cannibalism begins in earnest on Saturday, with College GameDay on site for what figures to be among the most bitter battles of the day.
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel and the Vols are desperate for a breakthrough against Georgia in the teams’ 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Neyland Stadium.
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It’s a game that has been broken down from most every angle, and yet, there’s an air of mystery that simply can’t be accounted for with both teams featuring new starting quarterbacks.
Can new Vols’ quarterback Joey Aguilar become the Cinderella Story of the transfer portal offseason and lead Tennessee to its first win over Georgia since 2016?
Or will Gunner Stockton, a fourth-year UGA quarterback once considered an afterthought buried deep on the depth chart, become the fourth consecutive Bulldogs’ quarterback to march into the Big Orange’s coliseum and score a double-digit victory?
There are reasons to believe — and have doubts — about both quarterbacks, neither one of which rank highly among NFL prospects at the position.
It’s one of many storylines that will play out in an SEC that features 11 of the Top 25-ranked teams in a confounding Associated Press poll that appears to have its voters tied in knots, desperate for more transitive properties and statistical data to apply.
Here’s a look at how and where to watch, and a pick for each SEC game:
Opening betting lines via Circa, lines listed via DraftKings.com, 9-11-25.
Oklahoma -21.5 at Temple, noon, ESPN2
Pick: Oklahoma 45, Temple 7
Wisconsin at Alabama -21, noon, ABC
Pick: Alabama 38, Wisconsin 13
South Alabama at Auburn -24.5, 12:45 p.m., SEC Network
Pick: Auburn 27, South Alabama 10
Georgia -3.5 at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Pick: Georgia 23, Tennessee 17
Louisiana at Missouri -27.5, 4 p.m., ESPN-plus
Pick Missouri 42, Louisiana 14
UTEP at Texas -40.5, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network
Pick Texas 45, UTEP 7
Arkansas at Ole Miss -7, 7 p.m., ESPN
Pick: Ole Miss 34, Arkansas 24
E. Michigan at Kentucky -24.5, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Pick: Kentucky 34, Eastern Michigan 3
Florida at LSU -7.5, 7:30 p.m., ABC
Pick: LSU 31, Florida 20
Texas A&M at Notre Dame -6.5, 7:30 p.m. NBC
Pick: Texas A&M 20, Notre Dame 17
Vanderbilt at South Carolina -4, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network
Pick: South Carolina 31, Vanderbilt 26
Last Week’s Picks
11-1 straight up, 5-7 vs. spread
Season record
23-4 straight-up, 11-16 vs. spread
