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SEC Football Power Rankings, Week 1: Can anyone catch Alabama?

By Jake Mitchell

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 31: Wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. #6 of the LSU Tigers reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Tiger Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 31: Wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. #6 of the LSU Tigers reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Tiger Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 29: Head coach Will Muschamp of the South Carolina Gamecocks directs his team against the Virginia Cavaliers during the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Virginia won 28-0. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 29: Head coach Will Muschamp of the South Carolina Gamecocks directs his team against the Virginia Cavaliers during the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Virginia won 28-0. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Expectations weren’t extremely high for the Ole Miss Rebels, but most believed that the offense would at least be fun and formidable enough to keep optimism alive in Oxford. Saturday’s performance did exactly the opposite.

The Rebels were underdogs, so the loss wasn’t a huge surprise, but the way the loss happened was. Matt Corral was 9-of-19 for 93 yards and an interception. Scottie Phillips wasn’t much more productive, averaging only 3.3 yards per carry.

Will Muschamp’s loss on Saturday speaks for itself. The Gamecocks fell to North Carolina by a score of 24-20. This is the same Tar Heel team that finished with a 2-9 mark a season ago, and is coached by Mack Brown, who’s been out of the game since his Texas departure over a decade ago.

A side effect of this result was the loss of Jake Bentley. He’ll now miss significant time going forward with a foot injury.

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