SEC items of interest
Football is back. Oh blessed day. Here are five things we are watching for:
Welcome back old friends. UT and UTC start tonight – we think each wins rather comfortably, but feel free to offer your take in the comments – and the rest of college football follows suit in a glorious five-day Labor Day weekend that has become one of the best season-opening celebrations in any sport. Yes, the first four days of the NCAA tournament put the madness in March, but the first five days of this holiday week but the Grrrrr in great. Seriously, this is going to be awesome.
Millionaires in the making. Around the SEC there are several high-profile games featuring non-conference foes that deservedly are drawing a ton of national attention. Within those games there are multiple amazing man-to-man match-ups. (How about that alliteration? Mmmmmm, that sounds good, I think I’ll have that.) Watching USC corner Adoree’ Jackson against Alabama wide out Calvin Ridley go one on one will be a treat. Watching potential No. 1 overall picks in UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen and Clemson QB Deshaun Watson get pressure from future NFL pass rushers Myles Garrett and Carl Lawson respectively will entertaining. How Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly does against an NFL-littered FSU secondary also will be awesome Monday night.
Good times.