Sean White gets the start for the Tigers in a huge tilt at Jordan-Hare vs Mississippi State and Dak Prescott. Alabama, coming off a tough loss at home to Ole Miss, tries to regroup and take care of business against La. Monroe and head to Athens next Saturday with momentum. Florida hosts Tennessee, and there are some key national games along with some pretty decent games involving the SEC as well. Here's a look at this week's action.

Last week: 12-6; Overall: 44-12 (79%)

Mississippi State (2-1) @ Auburn (2-1)

Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)

6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET

ESPN 2

Talent: Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

Weather: Cloudy 74, 0% rain

Line: AU by 2

People (who study Vegas) are starting to like Mississippi State after Auburn's disappointing performance at Baton Rouge last weekend. Gus decided to make a change at quarterback going with Sean White, the redshirt freshman. Jeremy Johnson is a great kid and at some point may get it together, but wasn't getting the results his team needed. Sean is a former Under Armour All American MVP in 2013 at that elite high school camp where the best high school quarterbacks in the country compete. Along with that he was named the MVP of the Elite 11 high school quarterback camp in 2013, where the best 11 high school quarterbacks in the country compete. He was a four-star recruit and is very accurate from the reports I've read. But Auburn needs to get the ground game going, too, and the defense HAS to play better. I've heard that Carl Lawson is out for the year with a fractured hip and Joshua Holsey one of AU's starting corners/nickel back, is also out for the year. So Will Muschamp will have to find ways to slow Dak and the State offense down, and White will need to be a leader in the huddle and be accurate with his throws. And AU must get production from Peyton Barber, freshman Kerryon Johnson and if Roc Thomas or Jovon Robinson can play to really give the Tigers a ground game boost. Looks like Barber and Johnson are the go-to guys right now and they look pretty solid. Barber is tough between the tackles and has pretty good speed. Johnson can get on the edge and make house calls. He's going to be excellent. Roc Thomas, who I really like, is having trouble staying healthy. But he has a ton of talent. Robinson hast lived up to his five star reputation yet, but there is time to get going. White's mobility is pretty good. He runs a 4.6 40. State is still a solid football team and almost knocked off LSU at home two weeks ago.So this is going to be a tough, physical football game. Auburn will have to run the football, have White make some plays in the passing game, and play much better on defense. I see the Tigers improving this week and getting it done at home, but in a hard fought SEC war.

AU 24, State 21

Louisiana Monroe (1-1) @ #12 Alabama (2-1)

Bryant-Denny (101,821)

3 PM CT/4 PM ET

SEC Network

Talent: Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Kayce Smith

Weather: Partly cloudy, 82 20% rain, wind NE 7 MPH

Line: Bama by 38

I know last week was disappointing for Alabama fans, but the team did well to keep coming back was right there at the end. I was pretty impressed with the way Jake Coker competed. He made a couple of bad mistakes passing the ball, but he really fought as did the whole team. Would like to see Lane Kiffin give Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake more opportunities to run the ball. I'm sure S is feeling that way, too. With the Tide getting behind, I guess Kiffin felt he needed to move the ball through the air. This is still a high quality football team and there is a lot of season left. A much needed solid victory over La. Monroe will propel the Tide into Athens next Saturday with positive momentum. The secondary needs to keep improving. There are really good athletes back there, so there is plenty of potential. The offense needs to run the ball well and Coker needs to have a good game for a confidence builder. Would like to see the Tide use tight end O.J. Howard more in the passing game. Every time he touches the ball something good happens. The Tide needs to get Henry and Drake going and the defense needs a solid outing against a team which knocked off Arkansas in 2012 and the next week almost beat Auburn. They also upset Alabama in Saban's first year in 2007. But the Tide will be fine here as it prepares for a blockbuster next Saturday at Athens against them Dawgs at 2:30 PM CT/3:30 PM ET on CBS.

Bama 52, La Monroe 10

Tennessee (2-1) @ Florida (3-0)

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville (88,548)

2:30 PM CT/3:30 PM ET

CBS

Talent: Verne will have thirds please; Gary's mouth is on steroids, Allie does a great job

Weather: 87 high, 60% rain, wind ENE 8 MPH

Line: Vols by 1

Florida suspended a couple of players yesterday, backup quarterback Treon Harris and star cornerback Jalen Tabor, so that's an issue. I do like the Gators' starter, redshirt freshman Will Grier. He's a potentially a good SEC quarterback and he showed more signs of it last week in a huge Gators victory at Kentucky. Tennessee lost a tough one at home versus Oklahoma two weeks ago after leading of 17-0 in the second half losing to a good Oklahoma team in overtime, 31-24. The Vols are good on offense and are led by super running back Jalen Hurd and potentially excellent quarterback Josh Dobbs, but with the potential for some questionable weather conditions, I see this as a knockdown, drag out defensive, running game kind of battle where the team that takes care of the ball better will win. I'm liking what Jim McElwain is doing so far in Gainesville. He's a really good coach, and has brought some toughness to the Gators mentality. Tennessee can sure run it, but I like the Gators' defense better than the Vols and I believe in Grier and Coach McElwain.

Florida 17, Tennessee 14

Vanderbilt (1-2) @ No.3 Ole Miss (3-0)

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford (60,580)

6 PM CT/7 PM ET

Duh U (ESPNU)

Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins

Weather: Perfect, 70, 10% rain, Wind NE 6 MPH

Line: Rebels by 24 1/2

The Rebels may be a little banged up from last week and may have a little hangover from their huge victory at Tuscaloosa, but they'll be fine against the Dores. The Rebs take care of business and get ready for a big trip to Gainesville next Saturday for a 6 or 6:30 PM CT start on either ESPN, the Deuce or the SEC Network. The Rebels play on the road at Florida, @ Auburn, @ State– to end the regular season, and play A&M, LSU and Arkansas at home. So they have a pretty navigable schedule if they can stay healthy. That's a big if and LSU and A&M will certainly be major challenges. I think the Gators next weekend could give them a challenge. And if Auburn can get it together, they could knock off the Rebels. But they're going to be fine this week against a Vanderbilt team that is improving, but not good enough at Oxford.

Ole Miss 45, Vanderbilt 17

No.14 Texas A&M (3-0) vs. Arkansas (1-2)

AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (85,000)

6 PM CT/7 PM ET

ESPN

Brad Nessler, Todd, Holly

Weather 80, 0 % rain, Wind NE 8 MPH

Line: A&M by 7

I like this A&M team; they're a factor in the West without a doubt. My question about them is still on defense. Do they have a championship defense? I don't see it right now, though it's gotten better under new coordinator John Chavis, who took his talents from Baton Rouge to College Station. I see a blowout in Jerry country. Bret Bielema is self-imploding at Arkansas, and injuries haven't helped.

A&M 45, Arkansas 28

Other SEC scores:

No.7 Georgia 56, Southern 0

11 AM CT/Noon ET, S-E-C Network

Tom Hart, Andre, Laura Rutledge

Nick Chubb and Sony Michel play a half. Greyson Lambert gets a half of work in as the Dawgs get ready for the Crimson Tide next Saturday.

No.8 LSU 35, Syracuse 28

11 AM CT/Noon ET, ESPN

Bob Wischusen, Brock, Shannon

LSU gets tested by 3-0 Syracuse on the road, but Leonard Fournette keeps them very viable in the SEC west and national picture.

South Carolina 42, Central Florida 24

11 AM CT/Noon ET, ESPNU

Clay Matvick, John Congemi

The Gamecocks rally back after a thrashing by the Dawgs last week. Still think Ball Coach can get this team to at least a bowl game.

Kentucky 28, No. 25 Missouri 24

6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET, SEC Network

Brent, Jess, Maria

Missouri is still ranked in the top 25, which is a little surprising since they barely squeaked by Connecticut last week, 9-6, at home. Like the Wildcats to bounce back from a tough loss to the Gators at home last Saturday.

Upset City: Nationally

Texas Tech 42, No.3 TCU 38

3:45 PM CT/4:45 PM ET, FOX

Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Kris Budden

Gary Patterson has had all kind of issues with suspensions and injuries. It'll cost him Saturday. The 7 point underdog Red Raiders are coming off a 35-24 backside kicking of Arkansas. I like them to pull the upset at Lubbock.

No.18 Utah 34, No.13 Oregon 31

7:30 PM CT/8:30 PM ET, FOX

Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Molly McGrath

Like the power running game led by Devonte Booker and the tough defense of the 11 1/2 point underdog Utes to pull off an improbable upset in Eugene. Not convinced the move to bring in Vernon Adams Jr. is going to work out that well for Oregon. Adams Jr lit it up at Eastern Washington last season, but had a chance to win the game at Michigan State two weeks ago and overthrew a wide open receiver from 35 yards out that would been the game winner in East Lansing and would have kept Oregon in the thick of things in the playoff hunt. Jeff Lockie, the backup quarterback now, had an awesome spring game, and Mark Helfrich should have stuck with him instead of taking a risk and kind of a punk move to bring in Adams from Eastern Washington as a transfer fifth year player and put Lockie, a hard working, redshirt junior quarterback, on the bench. Lockie played last week as Adams was hurt and completed 23 of 31 passes for 228 yards and two TDs against Georgia State. That isn't a real formidable foe, but this guy has done great work every time I've seen him play. But Helfrich will probably stick with Adams Jr. The Ducks have to win Saturday night, but I'm going to take the Utes, which are 3-0 and can really make a statement with a victory at Autzen Stadium.

No.16 Arizona 34, No. 9 UCLA 31

7 PM CT/ 8 PM ET, ABC

Chris, Herbie, Heather

The Bruins are very talented, but they lost their best player, linebacker Myles Jack, to a season ending knee injury last week, and they've had some upheaval with suspensions, and barely got by a solid, blue collar BYU team by a point at home last Saturday night with Jack in the lineup. Jack actually sealed the victory with an interception at the the end of the game. The Bruins find a way to blow it during the season, so I like the 3-0, three point underdog Wildcats at home to pull this off.

Arizona State 35, USC 30

9:30 PM CT/ 10:30 PM ET, ESPN

Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Lugs

Like Todd Graham and the 5 1/2 point underdog Sun Devils to knock off a USC team that is reeling after a 41-31 backside kicking by Stanford last week at home.

Other national games

Georgia Tech 38, Duke 34

11 AM CT/ Noon ET ESPN 2

Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra

Michigan 34, No. 22 BYU 31

11 AM CT/Noon ET, ABC

Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, McShay

Harbaugh squeaks it out in the Big House over a tough BYU team that just plays juggernaut after juggernaut and gives each one of those teams everything they want. Kind of love this BYU team.

No.2 Michigan State 34, Central Michigan 20

11 AM CT/Noon ET, Big Ten Network (Channel 610 on Directv, #821 Charter, #1650 AT&T U-verse)

No.1 Ohio State 45, Western Michigan 24

2:30 PM CT/3:30 PM ET, ABC or ESPN2

No.6 Notre Dame 48, UMass 10

2:30 PM CT/3:30 PM ET, NBC

No. 24 Oklahoma State 35, Texas 31

2:30 PM CT/3:30 PM ET, ESPN

Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, the good Dr. Jerry Punch

NC State 42, South Alabama 38

7 PM CT/ 8 PM ET, ESPN News

South Alabama coach Joey Jones and his team play a pretty prolific offense tough at Ladd Stadium in Mobile. Pretty exciting stuff for South.