Last weekend provided the much-anticipated return of Southeastern Conference football.
This Saturday, the league will showcase it first top-10 pairing of the season when No. 7 Auburn visits No. 4 Georgia, and within that clash could be one of the premier position showdowns the conference produces all year. The Tigers will travel with the versatile receiving trio of senior Eli Stove and juniors Anthony Schwartz and Seth Williams, while the Bulldogs will counter with a proven secondary headed by senior safety Richard LeCounte and junior cornerbacks Tyson Campbell and Eric Stokes.
The respect for one another and the eagerness to compete inside Sanford Stadium is audible from each camp.
“Georgia is one of the best teams in the country and one of the best secondaries in the country, so we’ll have to step up,” Schwartz said. “We’re not scared of any secondary, but we know Georgia is going to come right at us, and we’ve got to answer right back.”
Said Campbell: “The SEC is full of great receiver corps, and Auburn is one of those teams. As a secondary, we’re going to accept the challenge, and we like these challenges. We’re up for it.”