Our list of the SEC’s best and worst for the opening week of the 2015 season:

Studs

1. Texas A&M defensive ends: Honestly, this spot could just as easily go to Christian Kirk, the Aggies’ freshman phenom. Kirk’s punt return and receiving touchdowns were huge in Texas A&M’s 38-17 win over No. 15 Arizona State, but it was the defense that kept the Aggies clinging to a lead until the offense took off in the fourth quarter. Daeshon Hall had 4 sacks, Myles Garrett had 2, and each end forced a pair of fumbles.

2. Derrick Henry: With a head of steam built up, there aren’t many backs in college football more frightening. And lest anybody think he’s just a banger, Alabama’s 242-pound back flashed elite top-end speed again Saturday, covering 93 of his 147 rushing yards on a pair of long touchdown runs. He finished with three scores and was the driving force behind the Crimson Tide offense in a 35-17 win over Wisconsin.

3. Tennessee offensive line: The Volunteers struggled up front at times last year, but there were no sign of those issues lingering into the new year on Saturday. Tennessee rolled up 399 rushing yards behind big days from Alvin Kamara and Jalen Hurd, and the offensive line kept quarterback Joshua Dobbs relatively clean, as well.

Duds

1. Jeremy Johnson: We don’t mean to be too hard on the Auburn quarterback; his team got the win and until late in the game, it wasn’t even that close. But Johnson’s performance didn’t match the expectations set for him. He completed 11 of 21 passes for just 137 yards and threw three interceptions. Credit Louisville’s defense for part of that. Nonetheless, the Auburn passing game must improve if the Tigers are going to live up to their No. 6 ranking.

2. Vanderbilt: Rough start for the Commodores, and it doesn’t get any easier. Vanderbilt’s defense played pretty well Thursday night, shutting down a prolific Western Kentucky offense for most of the night. Unfortunately, the Commodores offense never truly came alive. Vanderbilt moved into Hilltoppers territory eight times on the night, but came away with just two field goals before finally getting in the end zone in the game’s final minute.

3. The weather: Mother Nature was one of the few flaws of the opening weekend. Georgia’s win over Louisiana-Monroe was halted for good with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and Tennessee played through delays as well. But nowhere was the weather as cruel as it was in Baton Rouge, where a storm set in shortly after kickoff and sat over Tiger Stadium for three and half hours before LSU’s opener against McNeese State was finally called off. That mean the Tigers will have had a grand total of two possessions (one offensive, one defensive) to prepare for this week’s trip to Mississippi State.