Check your pulse, Vols fans, I promise it’s not a dream. Tennessee is off to its best start since 2016 with a complete demolition of LSU, a Alabama narrowly survives at home against A&M without Bryce Young, and Mike Leach and Mississippi State continue to silence doubters en route to a 5-1 start. Let’s take a look at the SEC standings thus far:
Standings
SEC East
1 Georgia | 6-0 (3-0) | +173 PD (237 F, 64 A)
6 Tennessee | 5-0 (2-0) | +145 PD (234 F, 89 A)
South Carolina | 4-2 (1-2) | +52 PD (202 F, 150 A)
22 Kentucky | 4-2 (1-2) | +60 PD (158 F, 98 A)
Florida | 4-2 (1-2) | +33 PD (185 F, 152 A)
Vanderbilt | 3-3 (0-2) | -22 PD (199 F, 221 A)
Missouri | 2-4 (0-3) | +3 PD (151 F, 148 A)
SEC West
3 Alabama | 6-0 (3-0) | +191 PD (266 F, 75 A)
9 Ole Miss | 6-0 (2-0) | +151 PD (238 F, 87 A)
16 Mississippi State | 5-1 (2-1) | +105 PD (231 F, 126 A)
LSU | 4-2 (2-1) | +77 PD (191 F, 114 A)
Auburn | 3-3 (1-2) | -28 PD (122 F, 150 A)
Texas A&M | 3-3 (1-2) | +16 PD (129 F, 113 A)
Arkansas | 3-3 (1-3) | -16 PD (177 F, 193 A)
SEC EAST
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What a season so far in Knoxville.