Trump supporter? Root for LSU; Hillary backer? Pull for ‘Bama

The Wildcats’ chances of winning those last two games depend on whether they can continue running the ball as effectively as they have lately.

Vanderbilt (4-4, 1-3) at No. 12 Auburn (6-2, 4-1), Noon (ESPN): The Commodores have a couple of modest streaks going on here, neither of which look very promising for an extension given Auburn’s recent roll. He’s ranked fourth in the SEC in total offense, averaging 262.4 yards per game, passing for 12 TDs and rushing for an SEC-high nine TDs. They also are 4th in the nation allowing opponents only 14 points a match.

“Alabama had a dominant front a year ago”. Both studs put relentless pressure on quarterbacks for all four quarters. Against Clemson in last season’s championship game, Kiffin saw linebackers weren’t keeping up with Howard when he motioned across the formation.

Interestingly enough, this clashes with previous year in dramatic fashion-when the Crimson Tide beat the Tigers 30-16 last season, the elite defense held Fournette to 31 rushing yards and a score on a 1.6 yard-per-carry average. The new man-in-charge has opened up the playbook and LSU’s offense is responding. Trevor Knight and Trayveon Williams gash Mississippi State’s defense on the ground and the Aggies win by three touchdowns. “We’re going to support him to do everything in this game that he needs to do and if Blake (Barnett) has to play, we’re going to support him as well”.

Yards will probably be a challenge again for Fournette.

Leonard Fournette and Derrius Guice are highly skilled tailbacks.

Three wide receivers share about the same amount of catches and yards and scores for the LSU Tigers.

Why the Wildcats make it to Atlanta: Kentucky must beat Georgia and Tennessee while Florida loses at least twice more.

LSU is no slouch when it comes to playing defense either. Auburn should run all over the Commodores to move to 7-2 and maybe move up the CFB Playoff rankings. This front seven will be the best that Jalen Hurts has seen thus far.

Ching: Defending Alabama’s running game – especially those runs by Hurts – will nearly certainly be Aranda’s top priority on Saturday. Playing at night absolutely gives the Tigers a chance in this game.

Key leads the NCAA in sacks per game (eight sacks in seven games), and if he can steer around Bama’s huge hog mollies, he might be the key to victory. Alabama takes on LSU this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. E.T. and the game will be broadcast on CBS. The teams are 2-2 as SEC members but the Tigers have won the last two meetings. “There are some big games coming”. When healthy, Fournette is electrifying and is proving again this season why National Football League scouts and executives believe he could be the NFL’s next great running back.

Thats one reason why Tigers tight end Colin Jeter foreshadows the latest edition of Alabama-LSU this way: “Its going to be a juggernaut battle and basically a street-fight game.”.

You know Nick Saban’s birthday is on Halloween.

Elsewhere, No. 2 Clemson after holding out for a 37-34 victory over Florida State last week, will host Syracuse, No. 3 MI is a 31-point favourite against Maryland, while Texas A&M, the other team in the College Football Playoff top 4 rankings, travels to Mississippi State. “It was frustrating. Right now, we have a lot of confidence with what we are doing on the offensive side of the ball”. Maybe, maybe not. MS is next-to-last in the SEC and 118th in the nation in rushing defense and the Eagles are 21st in the nation in rushing offense.