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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; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) gets out of reach of the Kentucky Wildcats defender at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide defeated Kentucky 34-6. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) gets out of reach of the Kentucky Wildcats defender at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide defeated Kentucky 34-6. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Alabama Crimson Tide

A week of distractions and a slow start were not enough to derail the Crimson Tide.  Alabama executed soundly against an overmatched Kentucky team.  The Crimson Tide came away with their 7th non-offensive touchdown of the season — courtesy of a 55-yard fumble return from Ronnie Harrison — to go up 17-3 in the second quarter and never looked back.

Impact Moving Forward

-Little to none

Alabama fans had to be happy when they realized they got to play SEC East cellar dweller Kentucky before the season. And the game came at a great time. The Tide has already beaten the best team on their schedule.   Nick Saban and Co. have a tough three week stretch ahead of them, though, traveling to Arkansas and Tennessee before hosting Texas A&M.  Nick Saban and Co. being able to cruise to a victory in week 5 allows them to be healthy and well-rested heading into the grueling stretch.

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