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SEC Football: Takeaways from Around the Conference in Week 5

By John Richardson

Oct 1, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers interim head coach Ed Orgeron celebrates following a win in his first game against the Missouri Tigers at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Missouri 42-7. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers interim head coach Ed Orgeron celebrates following a win in his first game against the Missouri Tigers at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Missouri 42-7. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) catches a game winning touchdown pass in front of Georgia Bulldogs safety Dominick Sanders (24) on the last play on the game during the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) catches a game winning touchdown pass in front of Georgia Bulldogs safety Dominick Sanders (24) on the last play on the game during the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Tennessee Volunteers

Tennessee now has two SEC football wins and are sitting at 5-0.  While they’re fortunate to have missed Luke Del Rio and Nick Chubb, the only thing that matters in SEC football is wins and losses.  I wouldn’t put too much stock into these wins, though.

Impact Moving Forward

-Huge momentum gain

The scoreboard doens’t show it all, but Tennessee is now 2-0 against the other top teams in the SEC East.  The Gators and Bulldogs will eliminate one of the two when they play each other and Tennessee should remain in the driver’s seat all the way to Atlanta.  I don’t buy the Volunteers as a College Football Playoff threat, but a trip to Atlanta will help Butch Jones building his program brick-by-brick.  A huge test against Texas A&M in College Station awaits.

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