Golding said. <\/a>\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody came here to beat LSU. Is it sweet? Absolutely, and we\u2019ll enjoy it tonight for sure, but we\u2019ve got to come back and work hard. We\u2019ve got a really, really good Florida team next week.\u201d<\/p>\nIndeed, the Gators moved into the Top 25 for the first time under new Florida coach Jon Sumrall with a 44-39 win over Auburn and are 3-0 for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n
As for Chambliss, he took over the top spot as the Heisman Trophy favorite per the Fan Duel Sports Book at +300, slightly ahead of the previous favorite, Miami QB Darian Mensah who is now +400.<\/p>\n
Chambliss\u2019 was 33-for-48 passing for 363 yards, two touchdowns and an interception and had a 14-yard TD run against the previously undefeated Tigers.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at this week\u2019s SEC Stock Report, which indicates the direction select league teams are moving after Saturday\u2019s games.<\/p>\n
Stock Soaring<\/p>\n
Ole Miss players were breathing a sigh of relief after emerging victorious in a game that dominated offseason storylines and suffocating build-up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a breath of fresh air, honestly,\u201d Rebels defensive tackle Will Echoles said, \u201cjust to get it over with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chambliss shared why it was a program victory that meant more than just beating Kiffin.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they compare LSU and Ole Miss, they always say LSU has more money, the nicer facilities, a bigger fanbase, bigger stadium,\u201d Chambliss said. \u201cThere\u2019s more to it than just Kiffin being on the other side of the ball. I\u2019m happy we got this one for our fans and the people who support Ole Miss. Happy for our team as well for putting in the work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Georgia is right at home being somewhat overlooked, flying about as low under the radar as a No. 2-ranked team possibly could after blowing out two overmatched opponents and winning its SEC opener at Arkansas, 45-17.<\/p>\n
Kirby Smart has been pleased with his team but remained edgy, always finding ways his two-time defending SEC championship program can improve, notably, pass blocking and pass rushing.<\/p>\n
Georgia starters have yet to play a complete game, though starting quarterback Gunner Stockton played into the early portion of the fourth quarter, more than doubling his season snaps from 50 through two games to 103 through three contests.<\/p>\n
Texas stayed at No. 1 with a 30-6 win over determined UTSA in Austin on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Arch Manning was a workmanlike 17-of-33 passing for 164 yards and 2 TDs, but the spotlight was on Will Muschamp\u2019s defense breaking the Roadrunners\u2019 streak of 74 games scoring a TD dating back to a 2020 loss to Florida Atlantic (24-3).<\/p>\n
\u201cOur defense just kicked their (butt),\u201d Coach Steve Sarkisian said. \u201cI\u2019m excited about that, and we should be excited about that, that our defense is playing the way they\u2019re playing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stock Up<\/p>\n
Kentucky is not yet ranked in the AP Top 25 despite its 3-0 start, but its ootball stock is about as high as possible after going to Texas A&M and beating the then-No. 9 Aggies, 31-21.<\/p>\n
It was a marquee win for new Wildcats\u2019 coach Will Stein, as his team was a 17-point underdog and scored four unanswered touchdowns to build a 28-7 lead entering the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Tennessee is off to a 3-0 start after a 42-9 win over Kennesaw State and risen to No. 14 in the AP Top 25 rankings.<\/p>\n
Vols\u2019 freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon continued to build momentum with an 18-of-26 passing performance that gained 178 yards and included a touchdown, along with his 11 carries for 47 yards and another score.<\/p>\n
Mississippi State is back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the end of the 2022 season when it finished No. 20 under Mike Leach.<\/p>\n
The Maroon Bulldogs continue to get inspired play from quarterback Kamario Taylor, who led Mississippi State to back-to-back road wins for the first time 2014, coming from 16 down to beat South Carolina 41-34.<\/p>\n
Stock Down<\/p>\n
Texas A&M coach Mike Elko was caught on the hot mic giving Stein the blunt compliment that, \u201cyou guys kicked out (butts), good job,\u201d after the Aggies surrendered 408 total yards.<\/p>\n
Two turnovers cost Texas A&M, while its defense failed to force the Wildcats into any turnovers.<\/p>\n
LSU saw its new head coach drop to 13-26 in his career against Top 25 teams with the loss at Ole Miss on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Kiffin, in an emotional post-game press conference, said \u201cI know that sometimes I don\u2019t act like it, but I\u2019m a human, too, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then Kiffin, on brand, reminded everyone why some have hard feelings for him before leaving his post-game press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stadium was full an hour early,\u201d he said, \u201cso I guess I had to leave to get them to do that. You\u2019re welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n
LSU fell behind 24-7 by halftime before rallying to tie the game at 24-24 with a fourth-quarter field goal.<\/p>\n
Ole Miss went back ahead 32-24 with 6:14 left before new LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt drove the Tigers down to the Rebels\u2019 6-yard-line in the final minute before his fourth down-interception in the end zone sealed the loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATHENS \u2014 Ole Miss enjoyed one of its finest football moments on Saturday night, exacting revenge on Lane…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1607,2662,399,398,396,397,99],"class_list":["post-855551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-college-football","tag-college-sports","tag-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}