Bleacher Report · Sep 4, 2016
SEC's Week 1 Struggles Are Not a Sign of Impending Doom
Admit it, you were glued to your television during the first Saturday of the college football season and had one overwhelming thought when your head hit the pillow.
"What is wrong with the SEC?"
After No. 5 LSU fell to unranked Wisconsin, South Alabama upset Mississippi State, Southern Miss stunned Kentucky, Missouri fell at West Virginia, Auburn played quarterback roulette in a loss to Clemson and Arkansas and Tennessee struggled in wins over lesser competition, it was a natural reaction.
As Timothy Burke of Deadspin noted on Twitter, the conference lost five regular-season games on Saturday alone.