Cole Cubelic is back with his weekly SEC takeaways following Week 12 in the SEC.
Georgia is the de facto winner of Week 12. The Bulldogs protected home field against Tennessee, once again starting slow but roaring back to mostly control Tennessee in the 2nd half behind Carson Beck’s best game of the season. The Vols did some good things, as Cubelic points out below, but a lack of pass rush and some receiver miscues doomed the Vols this time around.
Florida had a very solid weekend as well. The Gators finally picked up a ranked win, downing No. 22 LSU 27-16. As Cubelic points out below, the Gatos completely controlled the line of scrimmage, especially defensively. Garrett Nussmeier had far from his best game, and the Tigers ended up paying for it.
South Carolina just continues to impress after downing Mizzou, 34-30 on Saturday. Cubelic called the Gamecocks victory “gutsy” and once again praised the Williams-Brice crowd for creating an environment that affected the game.
Here’s a full look at Cubelic’s SEC takeaways for the week:
ARKANSAS: Kept it in reach for a bit. Put up a good fight. Couldn’t find a rythm on offense. No run game to build off of. Turnovers hurt. QB flushed too often. Missed a few blitz pickups. 2 made some plays. OL struggled. Defense was aggressive. Misdirection a problem. Found…
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 18, 2024
FLORIDA: Impressive win. Won the LOS. DL was great. 88 had multiple wins. 94 really good. 6 good on pressures & finding runs. Had a good plan to back door quick protection. 7 good tackling on perimeter. Secondary tackled well. 33 & 93 strong hands taking on OL. 15 active with run…
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 18, 2024
KENTUCKY: Handled their business. QB more comfy. 10 getting run going helped. He gets downhill in a hurry. Finally found explosive plays! Big play action shots. 17 helped. Nice game for 5 as well. Good to see 4 out there. Can help them down the stretch. 84 blocked his ass off.…
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 18, 2024
MISSOURI: Came to play. QB toughed it out. Had a few guys dinged up that fought through. Good plan to neutralize a talented front. Stretch play was going! 8 really does make it different. He forces every gap to be played. 79 dominant. Give 11 credit for being out there. Need more…
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 18, 2024
TENNESSEE: Tough one. Played hard. Did lots of things well. Moments that felt like they could lean on some of the run game. Different than last few. Struggled to get a consistent pocket. 6 & 27 ran hard. TEs helped, 87 physical. 19 solid. Had some drops that hurt. QB maybe left…
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 18, 2024
TEXAS A&M: Handled their business. Solid balanced attack. 5 showed great patience & good power. Like the throws down the field early. 10 challenged the middle right away! Got good blocks from pullers. TEs helped run game. Worked mesh well. Run seems better in pistol. QB run was…
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 18, 2024
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.