In the final week of college football’s regular season for 2023, it’s rivalry week around the Southeastern Conference, where the championship game matchup was set and two head coaches were already fired with two games remaining.
Two-time reigning national champion Georgia is still No. 1. Eighth-ranked Alabama has surged back into College Football Playoff contention — and into next month’s league title game against the Bulldogs — after a bumpy start. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher got his golden parachute already, and Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett was fired before completing his first full season as successor to the late Mike Leach.
Picked to finish sixth in the East Division, No. 10 Missouri has been the league’s biggest surprise behind the offensive star power of quarterback Brady Cook, running back Cody Schrader and wide receiver Luther Burden III.
Here’s a look at some of the stars and storylines in the final week, which includes a slate of traditional rivalry games from the Egg Bowl (Mississippi State hosts Ole Miss on Thanksgiving night) to the Iron Bowl (Alabama visit Auburn on Saturday in the “SEC on CBS” finale).