Bowl berths are coming into focus for several teams as jockeying for position, especially in the SEC East, gets more interesting.

Meanwhile, the non-conference matchups this week feature shared nicknames in Bulldogs and Aggies.

At the Cocktail Party in Jacksonville, Florida looks to notch a three-game winning streak in the Georgia series for the second time in seven years.

Here are our headline predictions for Week 9:

Kentucky at Missouri: Big Blue measures for bowling shoes

On the strength of a strong running game behind Benny Snell Jr. and Stanley “Boom” Williams, Kentucky rolls to its third straight SEC victory and moves within one game of a bowl berth. That running game helps neutralize the high-powered Missouri offense, which puts up plenty of points but ultimately falls short.

Florida vs. Georgia: Del Rio carves up Dogs

Gators quarterback Luke Del Rio — in the stadium where he grew up — puts another impressive showing together with Antonio Callaway to have their way with the Georgia secondary as the Bulldogs are left wondering what happened.

Samford at Mississippi State: Bulldogs kiss streak goodbye on homecoming

Fred Ross puts on an encore performance a week after he became the program’s all-time receiving leader. The Bulldogs lick their wounds to snap a three-game losing streak but don’t have much time to enjoy it as they set their sights on an SEC West gauntlet to close the season.

Auburn at Ole Miss: Kerryon keeps Gus Bus rolling

The SEC’s leading rushing attack welcomes the return of one-time leading rusher Kerryon Johnson, who returns from an ankle injury. Against the Swiss cheese Rebels rush defense, Auburn puts up its fourth game of 400-plus rushing yards this season to roll to its fifth straight win.

Tennessee at South Carolina: Dobbs dazzles at Willie B.

The Vols clinch a bowl berth behind the passing of Joshua Dobbs, who finds four different receivers for TDs and rolls up 300 yards passing for the third time this season. While Jake Bentley has a solid start, two interceptions prove to be costly in the Tennessee rout.

New Mexico State at Texas A&M: A&M pass rush feasts on soft OL

New Mexico State entered the game having surrendered 21 sacks this season, and A&M’s pass-rushers Myles Garrett, Daeshon Hall and Jarrett Johnson dominate the cheap-tent offensive line in the process of an A&M rout.