Upcoming Weekend's SEC Matchups

Coming off an all around weak performance around the conference in Week 1 against less competitive teams, the SEC will be greatly tested this week and will give Kentucky fans a better look at how the Cats can stack up. The UK/WKU game won't say much at all about how Kentucky will fair this season (unless they pull an Ole Miss), but these other games will as teams begin to play significant games within the conference as well as outside of it.

Thursday:

Auburn (1-0) @Mississippi State (1-0): A look at two future opponents down the road for the Cats.

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Saturday:


Georgia (1-0) @South Carolina (1-0): Another preview of two UK divisional opponents in what will be a crucial month of October. The winner of this game sets themselves up to have an early lead in the SEC East standings.

South Florida (1-0) @Florida (1-0): Before the season, this game looked like a blowout. However, after Miami of Ohio gave the Gators a somewhat competitive game, this one could be even closer if Florida doesn't get their act together.

LSU (1-0) @Vanderbilt (0-1): LSU comes off a non-impressive win over a North Carolina team hit hard with suspensions just days before the matchup with the Tigers in Atlanta. Vanderbilt comes off a close loss at home and a decent showing against Northwestern, another "smart school" that is coming off of an Outback Bowl appearance a year ago. If only UK played in the Big 10 last year...

Penn State (1-0) @Alabama (1-0): The #1 team and defending National Champs will be severely tested in Week 2 and maybe without last year's Heisman winning RB, Mark Ingram. As far as the Cats are concerned, the only chance they'll see the Tide is in the SEC Championship Game.

Arkansas (1-0) vs LA-Monroe (0-0) (Neutral Location): No significance at all for UK, but the Razorbacks look to be one of the best teams in the Western Division right behind Alabama this season. Bobby Petrino's recruiting is starting to take effect in Fayetteville and the Hogs should win this one, big.

Oregon (1-0) @Tennessee (1-0): These two teams beat their Week 1 cupcakes by a combined score of 122-0. This should serve as the real opening kickoff for both teams and a big test for first year coach Derek Dooley's Volunteers.

Western Kentucky (0-1) @Kentucky (1-0): Cats need to get a very big early lead and never look back. Should be an opportunity for Cobb to get some different looks early on and a chance for Morgan Newton and/or Ryan Mossakowski to get some snaps as well.

Ole Miss (0-1) @Tulane (1-0): Another game that looked like a blowout before the season began, but if Ole Miss can lose to 1-AA Jacksonville State, they could also lose to Tulane. As another future opponent of the Cats, this should be an interesting game to look at. Was last week's loss just a huge fluke? Can the Rebs' bounce back and have a good season in a similar way that Michigan was able to back bounce from their debacle with App. State to eventually beat Florida in the Capital One Bowl?

For the entire 2010 SEC Football Schedule, click here. And to see how well my readers are actually reading, the first person to comment below and find an inaccuracy in that schedule will receive a prize! I'm serious.

Check back tomorrow and I may talk about Enes Kanter, but right now: "It's FOOTBALL TIME in the Bluegrass!" I'm looking forward to reading "Brown's Picks".