Cole Cubelic shares SEC takeaways following Week 1 action
By Andrew Olson
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Cole Cubelic’s SEC takeaways are back.
The SEC Network analyst normally shares his takeaway from every SEC game on Sunday. In Week 1, though, we got a Labor Day Sunday special of LSU vs. FSU, so Cueblic waited until Monday.
The Week 1 slate did not feature any conference contests. The non-conference slate was highlighted by Power 5 clashes between Georgia-Oregon and Florida-Utah, as well as Arkansas and Cincinnati, a 2021 College Football Playoff team.
Here are Cubelic’s takeaways from the SEC’s 13-1 Week 1 showing:
ARKANSAS: Deserve more cred than they will get for this win. KJ looked great. Made good decisions. 7 is big for the off but Shouldn’t be alone in pass pro. Cincy front caused a few problems mixing up looks. RBs ran hard. OL fine. 3rd level of defense in coverage has to improve.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) September 5, 2022
FLORIDA: Massive win for staff & the program vs a CFBP caliber team. Showed grit late. 15 the difference, can make everyone very right when they are very wrong. Loved the poise. The OL looked DIFFERENT!! RBs brought low pad level & toughness. DL disruptive. Still room to grow!
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) September 5, 2022
KENTUCKY: Handled their business. Slow start but got it going in 2nd half. Levis solid. Need more out of the run game. Continuity up front not all there. Big day for 9, can be exactly what they need. DL shaky at times. LBs cleaned most of it up, good day. Must improve on 3rd down
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) September 5, 2022
MISSISSIPPI STATE: Nice win considering circumstances with delay. Rogers is fun yo watch. So good down the field. Spread ball around. OL solid. Front 7 fantastic vs a good rushing attack. DL disrupted, LBs active! Just super efficient other than the turnovers. Have a real chance.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) September 5, 2022
OLE MISS: 433 vs a really nice defense. Guess the offense won’t disappear. OL was what we thought it was, strong. 6 looks like the real deal. TE really helped them go on that side of the ball. Weapons won’t be an issue. 23 all over place on def. Can’t let TO’s begin to be a prob.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) September 5, 2022
TENNESSEE: Handled their business. Hooker looks so much more comfy/poised. Just confident. Has plenty of weapons. Wanted to see a few for a little longer. The DEs 9 & 6 gonna have big years. Like how they moved them around. OL has right attitude. Mincey looks like the guy at LT
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) September 5, 2022
VANDERBILT: How about 2-0!Mike Wright is that guy. Gonna have be a LOT of him but he’s showing he can handle it. Love how 2 runs the ball. OL growing a bit. Need 16 to keep making plays, can help with high % stuff going for more. Very real opportunity this week. Keep mo going!
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) September 5, 2022
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