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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; Nashville, TN, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) celebrates after a touchdown during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) celebrates after a touchdown during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

Florida Gators

The story will be that the Gators played down to their competition and barely escaped with a victory against Vanderbilt.  Think what you want, but I have a ton of respect for what Derek Mason is doing with Vanderbilt’s defense.  Florida was missing their starting quarterback and found a way to win a road SEC game.

Impact Moving Forward

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“A wise man once said, `you even have to bring your ugly babies home from the hospital,’ and that was ugly,” was the response to the game from Florida head coach Jim McElwain.  The Gators went .500 without their starting quarterback in SEC play, and that’s about all you can hope for.  They’ll need Luke Del Rio and all hands on next week if they want to successfully defend the Swamp against the Bayou Bengals.

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