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With just two weeks left in the regular season, here are the biggest questions every SEC team must answer down the stretch:
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1. Alabama: Will anyone beat Alabama between now and the start of the College Football Playoff?
2. Arkansas: Now that Arkansas has broken through and won an SEC game, how high is this team’s ceiling?
3. Auburn: Has the bottom fallen out on the Tigers’ season? What does Auburn need to do to salvage something successful from this season?
4. Florida: Will finally knowing his fate once and for all free Will Muschamp to focus on leading the Gators to a potential upset of Florida State and/or a bowl victory?
5. Georgia: If Georgia gets into the SEC championship game, albeit without Todd Gurley, who would match up best against — Alabama, Mississippi State or Ole Miss?
6. Kentucky: Can Kentucky grow enough during its bye week to earn bowl eligibility with a win at Louisville in two weeks?
7. LSU: Same questions as Auburn — Has the bottom fallen out on the Tigers’ season? What does LSU need to do to salvage something successful from this season?
8. Mississippi: Two Rebels wins and an Alabama loss gives Ole Miss the West title. Thus, the question facing Ole Miss is: Can it hold up its end of the deal?
9. Mississippi State: How does Mississippi State approach Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt following its first loss of the season? Does Dan Mullen play his starters and work out some kinks, or does he protects his stars for the Egg Bowl?
10. Missouri: Can the Tigers continue to run the ball effectively in two must-win games against Tennessee and Arkansas?
11. South Carolina: Can the Gamecocks defense do what it did to Florida in remaining games against South Alabama and Clemson?
12. Tennessee: Will the SEC figure out how to stop Josh Dobbs before the end of the season?
13. Texas A&M: Will Texas A&M seek Will Muschamp to serve as its defensive coordinator after the season concludes?
14. Vanderbilt: How much can Vanderbilt’s young stars continue to grow in the final two weeks of the season?
A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.
