With another week, we got another set of shakeups in the SEC. Who is hot? Who is not? SDS takes a spin through the conference to let you know.

HOT

  • The pressure on Kevin Sumlin. Texas A&M’s coach is reportedly one of the highest-paid head men in the country, but he doesn’t have his team performing anywhere near his pay grade. The Aggies put up all of 50 yards in the second half against Louisiana-Monroe and they barely squeaked out a 17-10 win over the Warhawks. Kenny Hill is suspended and Speedy Noil is now on the Aggies’ depth chart at quarterback. Instability reigns in College Station.
  • Missouri’s pass rush. With Markus Golden and Shane Ray anchoring a retooled defensive line, the Tigers have been harassing quarterbacks all season and they cranked up the heat once again in their win over Kentucky. Ray picked up two more sacks to break the school’s single-season record in just nine games, and Mizzou had three total, along with three quarterback hurries, as they forced Patrick Towles into a rough day.
  • Auburn as an SEC West threat. The Tigers’ loss to Mississippi State a few weeks back made their road to the SEC Championship game much more difficult, but Auburn is looking more dangerous by the week. While they still have two road games left against ranked teams, the matchup with Georgia is a lot less threatening after the Bulldogs got bulldozed by Florida. As always, the Iron Bowl looms large, but Auburn should be riding high coming into Thanksgiving weekend.

NOT

  • The SEC’s chances of multiple playoff teams. With Georgia and Ole Miss both going down hard over the weekend, the SEC’s prospects of landing two teams in the College Football Playoff took a serious hit. Last week, the conference had five teams in the top-11 of the CFP committee’s initial rankings. While Auburn and Mississippi State will still be firmly entrenched and Alabama likely once again just outside the bracket, the SEC now has an even longer shot of getting two teams in.
  • Will Muschamp’s seat. This might be an even bigger upset than Florida knocking off Georgia. With the huge win over the Gators’ biggest SEC rival, Florida’s first over Georgia in four years, Muschamp has almost certainly bought himself at least the rest of the season to prove he can lead Florida back to prominence.
  • South Carolina’s program momentum. After three straight 11-win seasons, the Gamecocks have seen the season crumble around them. With yet another late-game collapse, Carolina has a sub-.500 record for the first time with Spurrier at the helm. Reports have Gamecocks recruiting commitments either wavering or straight up defecting, while the team is looking at their first losing season since the Lou Holtz era. Spurrier finally took some of the blame himself in his non-press conference, but he’ll need to get the ship straightened if he wants to see everything he’s built at South Carolina still standing when he inevitably retires in the next few years.