Week 8 of the SEC Football slate is highlighted by a top-25 matchup in Oxford between the #24 Ole Miss Rebels and #15 Texas A&M Aggies. There are plenty of other games with plenty of intrigue to spare, including the Tennessee Volunteers' trip to Tuscaloosa to square off with the #8 Alabama Crimson Tide. In advance of Saturday's fun, there's plenty of news & rumors to attend to around the conference. Here's the biggest stories on the wire:
* Georgia Bulldogs RB Nick Chubb is set for knee surgery that HC Mark Richt says will take place "within the next week."
* Auburn Tigers DE Carl Lawson is off his crutches and could return soon to the team.
* Texas A&M Aggies LB Otaro Alaka will miss the rest of the season with elbow and labrum injuries, but he should be ready to start the 2016 season.
* LSU Tigers HC Les Miles would love to be a villain in a Tom Cruise movie.
* 2016 four-star defensive tackle TD Moton de-committed from the Mississippi State Bulldogs, pledging to the Texas A&M Aggies.
* Florida Gators HC Jim McElwain is sending his coaches on a cross-country search to find enough quarterback for the 2016 recruiting class.
* The Ole Miss Rebels defense is looking to get back to its "Landshark" identity.
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