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Week 8 was quite strange around the SEC. From some notable upsets to some truly terrible calls, there was a lot to take in for fans.
But, which things were the worst of the worst? Let’s break down the 5 worst things that happened in the SEC this weekend.
5. Mizzou’s loss to Vanderbilt
Um, what? The Tigers are now 5-0 at home and 0-2 on the road with losses to Wyoming and to 1-5 Vanderbilt. The Commodores controlled this game from the start in another ugly loss for Barry Odom’s squad.
There was some good to come out of this, though, as Derek Mason’s postgame interview was something to behold.
4. Joe Burrow’s butt
Yes, everyone wants to see more of the LSU quarterback this year, but (butt?) not like this. Burrow unintentionally mooned the entire Starkville crowd in what we’re calling his “HeisMoon moment.”
Joe Burrow has been great for LSU all year, butt can he beat Auburn and Alabama in the next few weeks??? ? ? ? pic.twitter.com/AxAeBiJpqD
— Judd Davis (@BamaJD) October 19, 2019
After the game, Burrow had a great response to the moment.
3. SEC officials
SEC referees didn’t do the best job on Saturday. From South Carolina to Tuscaloosa, no one was particularly happy.
In the South Carolina-Florida game, coach Will Muschamp had to be restrained by assistants after officials missed a blatant offensive pass interference call on a Florida touchdown play. Fans responded by throwing towels and trash on the field. Muschamp had some fiery words for the officials after the game, even muttering “gutless” when discussing the unsportsmanlike penalty he received.
Later in the day, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt called out the refs at halftime.
2. Jarrett Guarantano’s fumble
Trailing Alabama 28-13 on Saturday night, the Tennessee Volunteers were mere inches away from making it a one-score game. Instead, QB Jarrett Guarantano fumbled on a QB sneak and Alabama DB Trevon Diggs returned it 100 yards for a touchdown:
RMFT @TrevonDiggs with the scoop and score https://t.co/FrDnYimgUj
— ?️?️Ⓜ️ (@_bigbam_) October 20, 2019
After the play, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt was spotted yelling at Guarantano and pulling his facemask. That sparked quite the reaction around the country.
1. Arkansas’s fake punt
The Razorbacks continue to be a punchline, and the fake punt they ran against Auburn on Saturday was one of the worst things we’ve ever seen. I mean, come on, just look at this disaster:
This fake punt, uh, did not go as planned. pic.twitter.com/nD9ulfUZfJ
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) October 19, 2019
The crazy thing is that coach Chad Morris said the Hogs had been working on this play FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. That was not time well spent.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
