LSU ascends to No. 4 in the AP Poll

Brandon Harris, LSU QB: Harris sniped back this week at critics who say he can’t pass, saying he uses such putdowns as motivation. How good has he been?

The Bulldogs dropped out of the poll after losing on the road at Texas A&M earlier this month.

Bowie, who committed to Alabama’s class of 2017 back in June, has flipped his decision and will enroll at Ole Miss, according to Varsity Preps Player Evaluator Demetric Warren. The Rebel defensive front was swarming – it didn’t let the Aggie ground attack breathe – while shutting down the high-powered receiving corps. Their defense also had no answer for the offense Memphis was producing. Instead, it settled for three Gary Wunderlich field goals in the second quarter. “Then, when the time comes, that’s when we focus on them”. The Crimson Tide are looking to make it 9 in a row over the Volunteers.

The SEC West showdown was discussed a little more in Baton Rouge after LSU’s Saturday win over Western Kentucky. And now here’s the problem – is Kyle Allen really the type of quarterback the program is fully committed to?

“Obviously know what type of game it’s going to be ― physical, typical LSU-Bama games”, Cyrus Jones said. “I’m going home to see my granny and my family”. Both teams lost last weekend, and as both have one conference loss already, this looks to be a sort of SEC West elimination game. That may not be enough – Arkansas on balance appears the better team thus far – but White’s play will be critical. For Arkansas, Alex Collins rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown from 25 carries. Whatever motivated him worked very well against Florida last week, when the sophomore threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns in a huge SEC victory for the Tigers.

Alabama’s routine will be less regimented when the bye week begins Monday. Alabama’s Derrick Henry has racked up 1,044 yards and 14 touchdowns. The offense – like everyone else’s attack – sputtered against the Tide, even though Joshua Dobbs took several chances and got away with a few big breaks. Week after week it seems like the same thing with this team – as good as it is, it’s just not there yet.

Arkansas linebacker commit Alexy Jean-Baptiste stopped and posed for a picture with an Arkansas fan before the Razorbacks exciting 54-46 thrilling quadruple overtime win over Auburn.

The Rebels’ brand of adversity in a narrow win over Vanderbilt, a blowout loss at Florida and a two-touchdown defeat to Memphis may have been self-inflicted.