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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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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – AUGUST 31: Head Coach Chad Morris of the Arkansas Razorbacks argues a call during a game against the Portland State Vikings at Razorback Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Vikings 20-13. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR – AUGUST 31: Head Coach Chad Morris of the Arkansas Razorbacks argues a call during a game against the Portland State Vikings at Razorback Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Vikings 20-13. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

A win is a win, but the Razorback win over Portland State on Saturday was as ugly as it gets. Both offenses were a combined 7-of-28 on third down, and nearly offense could sustain much success. The Razorbacks did open with a ten-point first quarter, which proved to be the difference. However, if Chad Morris’ team can’t pull away from an FCS opponent, it’s going to be a long year.

Coming into the season, the narrative on Missouri was that, due to NCAA sanctions, this team would be playing with an edge and a chip on their shoulder. On Saturday, that wasn’t exactly the case.

The offense played well enough, but a 27-point explosion from Wyoming in the second quarter had the Tigers playing catch-up for the rest of the game. Kelly Bryant threw for 423 yards, but finished with a QBR of only 68.6.

The undoing for Barry Odom’s team was turnovers and big plays. If Missouri can eliminate the most egregious of those going forward, it’ll go a long way.

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