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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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ORLANDO, FL – AUGUST 24: Head coach Dan Mullen of the Florida Gators coaching in the first half against the Miami Hurricanes in the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.(Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – AUGUST 24: Head coach Dan Mullen of the Florida Gators coaching in the first half against the Miami Hurricanes in the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.(Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

The Gators came out of Week 0 with a close win over Miami, but it wasn’t very confidence-instilling. There’s still a huge question mark in Feleipe Franks, who came out of the game with a QBR of 38.6. Considering Dan Mullen’s status as quarterback whisperer, the offensive struggle from Florida is concerning for Gator fans.

Perhaps in week two things will come together against UT-Martin. It’s imperative that Mullen and co. figure things out, as they’ll travel to Lexington to play Kentucky the following week. A second consecutive loss to the Wildcats would not bode well for a team trying to regain the swagger of past regimes.

The Aggies hummed to a 41-7 victory over Texas State on Saturday, and it appears Kellen Mond is continuing to get better under Jimbo Fisher.

However, the true test will come in week two. Now that Week a is in the books, all focus can now be put on the trip to Clemson. Last year, the Aggies close loss made the country realize that Fisher may have something to work with in College Station. If, now in year two, Fisher can pull off the upset in Death Valley, his presence as one of the SEC’s top coaches will have been cemented.

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