There wasn’t much to be bold about in the SEC’s 13-1 showing in Week 1. But in Week 2, we have conference play, which promises to be better entertainment. But whether your team plays an FCS team or Clemson, we’re here doing what we do, bringing you a bold prediction for each SEC game. Here’s your weekly dose of craziness, with a few on-the-spot zingers thrown in. Your job is to tell which will pan out, and which will look sillier than a sideline reporter interviewing Nick Saban.

Hurts outplays Tua

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Wonder exactly what Saban was so angry about last week? He wants Jalen Hurts to play well enough that he can rotate both QBs for the rest of the year. He’ll get his wish. Arkansas State is no Louisville. Alabama won’t need to run, and Hurts’ ground and pound attack will be plenty good enough. Not to mention that a kid as tough as Jalen Hurts has too much pride to be remembered as the QB who couldn’t keep up. How does it work out for the year? We’ll see. But this week, we’ll see plenty of Hurts as ‘Bama cruises.

Georgia runs for 300

South Carolina has done a nice job narrowing the talent gap between where they were in 2014 and where the best teams in the SEC are today. The problem is that the last things they need to upgrade are the offensive and defensive lines. UGA will take advantage. Look back to last year — UGA outrushed USC 242-43. The Bulldogs run for 300 in this one and win by 24.

A week after rushing for 500 yards, A&M won’t rush for 100

Clemson separates itself from the rest of the ACC largely on the basis of a front four that could all be in the NFL next year. Meanwhile, A&M ran the ball at will last week. This is different. After Week 5 last year, A&M never eclipsed 143 rushing yards in any game, and in five of their last eight games, they failed to rush for 100. They’ll fail to do it again Saturday as Clemson wins by 28.

Arkansas will trail at half before Kelley rallies them

If Colorado State returned its top passer (Nick Stevens), top rusher (Dalyn Dawkins) or top receiver (Michael Gallup), they’d be a nice upset pick. But they don’t, so while a young Arkansas team will play a bad half in Fort Collins, it will get it together in the second half, led by beleaguered starter Cole Kelley, who doesn’t want to become obsolete behind Ty Storey.

Trask rallies Florida

If Kentucky has a tradition older than its losing streak to Florida, it’s that backup QBs have career days against UK. Consider last year, when Luke of the River came off the bench to rally the Gators over Kentucky in Lexington. Kentucky will fare well against a slightly banged-up and suspended Florida defensive front, but a game plan built to slow Feleipe Franks will work … until Kyle Trask comes in and bombs out Kentucky late. Hopefully, the Wildcats will at least cover the receiver who beats them in 2018.

Beckner has a big week

Sure, Missouri will squash Wyoming. But a more specific (and thus, somewhat bold) prediction is that defensive lineman Terry Beckner will be the SEC’s defensive player of the week. Wyoming rushed for 3.2 yards per carry last year and lost its top two rushers. They’re not used to players like Beckner, who will wreak havoc.

After beating ETSU, Tennessee will lobby for them to be admitted to the SEC

No, that’s not serious. Tennessee should be fine this weekend. ETSU didn’t have a team in 2013, and if UT can’t dominate this game, this might be an even longer season than anybody believed. QB Jarrett Guarantano should have a career day in this one.

Easy W for Vandy is a Blasingame, I mean, blessing

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Nevada is basically hopeless, and Vandy will have an easier game than they did last week. Look for running back Khari Blasingame to establish himself as the heir apparent to Ralph Webb’s Vandy rushing throne. He’ll go for 150, and Vandy will get lots of reps for the freshmen in this one.

Candid Kam

QB Jarrett Stidham was very solid in Week 1 for Auburn, but the Tigers know they need to establish the ground game to a tune of much more than 3.3 yards per carry, which is why Kam Martin is our pick for SEC offensive player of the week. He’ll carry the ball early and often as Auburn beats Alabama State by half a hundred.

Career day for Nick

Nick Fitzgerald’s Mississippi State passing record is 328 yards against Arkansas in 2016. Or, by Sunday, you can say that it used to be that, because he’ll put up plenty of yards this weekend. K-State was lucky to survive an FCS foe and made it through only by dominating the ground game. They won’t run as easily on Montez Sweat and Jeffery Simmons. Meanwhile, Joe Moorhead likes to deliver a message — like last week, when State threw for 398 yards without Fitzgerald. They’ll approach those kind of numbers again this week.

To err is human, to sack the QB is Divinity

Given the season-ending injury to K’lavon Chaisson, there is some slack to be picked up on the LSU defense. Enter fellow LB Michael Divinity, who somehow had just 28 tackles in 2016 and 2017 combined. He had 1.5 sacks last week and will continue to terrorize opposing passers against Southeast Louisiana.

Scottie Phillips does it again

One of the SEC’s most electric backs and best-kept secrets is Rebel Scottie Phillips, who eclipsed 200 rushing yards last week against Texas Tech. If a P5 opponent couldn’t slow him down, how can an FCS school hope to do it? The Rebels can name their margin against Southern Illinois, but it will include another 150 rushing yards for Phillips, who would get 200 again only the game won’t be close enough for long enough to justify it.