Below are my predictions for SEC games in Week 10 of the college football season here on my blog, “Vince’s View.”
These are straight-up picks. The point spreads are just for some context of who the favorites are. I will list broadcast information all season as well.
Check back here all season for score predictions on every game involving an SEC team all the way through the bowl season and perhaps, again, the national championship game.
2018 Game Prediction Record: 93-32 (74%) 2019 Week 9 Prediction Record: 3-2 (60%) 2019 Game Prediction Record: 62-14 (82%)
SEC WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, NOV. 2
UT-San Antonio (3-4) at Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2 SEC)
College Station, Texas • Kyle Field (102,733)
Noon ET • SEC Network
Series: TAMU leads, 1-0
Sirius: 105 • XM: 190
Line: Texas A&M -38
Score Prediction: Texas A&M 56 UT-San Antonio 14
Florida (7-1, 4-1 SEC) vs. Georgia (6-1, 3-1 SEC)
Jacksonville, Fla. • TIAA Bank Field (82,871)
3:30 p.m. ET • CBS
Series: UGA leads, 51-43-2
Last: UGA, 36-17 (2018 at Jacksonville)
Sirius: 98/81 • XM: 191/81
Line: Georgia -6 ½
Score Prediction: Georgia 27 Florida 26
Mississippi State (3-5, 1-4 SEC ) at Arkansas (2-6, 0-5 SEC)
Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (76,000)
4 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Series: ARK leads, 16-12-1
Last: MSU, 52-6 (2018 at Starkville)
Sirius: 134/105 • XM: 192/190
Line: Miss State -7 ½
Score Prediction: Miss State 20 Arkansas 16
Ole Miss (3-5, 2-3 SEC) at Auburn (6-2, 3-2 SEC)
Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)
7 p.m. ET • ESPN
Series: AU leads, 32-10
Last: AU, 31-16 (2018 at Oxford)
Sirius: 134/81 • XM: 192/81
Line: Auburn -19
Score Prediction: Auburn 38 Ole Miss 17
UAB (6-1) at Tennessee (3-5, 2-3 SEC)
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,455)
7 p.m. ET • ESPNU
Series: UT leads, 4-0
Sirius: 98 • XM: 191
Line: Tennessee -12
Score Prediction: Tennessee 31 UAB 17
Vanderbilt (2-5, 1-3 SEC) at South Carolina (3-5, 2-4 SEC)
Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250)
7:30 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Series: SC leads, 24-4
Last: SC, 37-14 (2018 at Nashville)
Sirius: 105 • XM: 190
Line: South Carolina -15
Score Prediction: South Carolina 30 Vanderbilt 14
Brandi Carlile’s upcoming six shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Jan. 14, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 21 are sold out, but you can still win tickets, airfare, hotel, dinner and more through the Ryman Flyway Sweepstakes.
2 tickets to a Brandi Carlile performance (Dates to choose: Jan 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21)
Dinner for 2 at Cafe Lula
$100 Ryman Merchandise
$250 Gift Card
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Nissan Gift
To enter the Ryman Flyway Sweepstakes, fill out the Entry Form by 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 17. The winner will be randomly drawn from among all eligible entries. Maximum of one entry per person per day. Official rules are listed here.
For his new single, “This Old House,” Clint Black enlisted the vocal talents of eight of his friends: Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Cody Jinks, Sara Evans, Michael Ray, Darius Rucker, Travis Tritt and Steve Wariner.
The new tune, which pays homage to the Grand Ole Opry, is the lead single to Clint’s upcoming album, Still Killin’ Time, which drops on Nov. 8.
Clint produced the video for “This Old House,” which features archival footage from the Grand Ole Opry and marks the first time the stage and backstage dressing room area have been featured in a music video.
“It’s such an honor to have these great artists agree to sing on this record and the willingness of the Opry to open its archives and its doors to me for the making of the video is more than I could’ve dreamed,” says Clint. “This has been one of the most exciting experiences in my entire career.”
A portion of the proceeds from “This Old House” will benefit the Opry Trust Fund, which supports members of the country music community in need.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee will look to build off its momentum from a big conference win over South Carolina last week as the Vols welcome UAB to Neyland Stadium for Saturday’s Homecoming game.
This weekend’s contest is set to kick off at 7 p.m. and will wrap up UT’s 2019 non-conference slate. The Vols (3-5, 2-3 SEC) have won eight straight November non-conference games heading into Saturday’s matchup with the Blazers (6-1, 3-1 C-USA).
Broadcast Info
Saturday’s contest will be televised on ESPNU with Roy Philpott (PxP), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) on the call.
Fans can also listen to Tennessee’s official radio broadcast on the Vol Network (WIVK-FM 107.7) and satellite radio (Sirius Ch. 98, XM Ch. 191, Internet Ch. 962). Bob Kesling (PxP), Tim Priest (analyst) and Brent Hubbs (analyst) will call the action all season long.
Need to Know 96th Homecoming Game
Saturday’s contest will be the 96th Homecoming game in Tennessee football history. The Vols boast an all-time record of 73-19-3 on Homecoming and enter Saturday’s matchup with five straight victories in Homecoming games. Saturday will mark the 103rd Homecoming celebration on Tennessee’s campus. UT’s first Homecoming took place Nov. 11, 1916.
Career Day for Jennings
Redshirt senior wide receiver Jauan Jennings is having the best season of his UT career. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native leads the team with 42 receptions for 652 yards and seven touchdowns. Among SEC players, Jennings ranks fifth in receiving yards, sixth in touchdown receptions and seventh in receptions. He had a career day during Tennessee’s win over South Carolina last week, registering a career-high 174 receiving yards on a career-high-tying seven catches while also adding a pair of touchdown receptions. Jennings was named the SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.
His 174 yards receiving were the most by a Tennessee player since Cordarrelle Patterson had 219 against Troy on Nov. 3, 2012. It was the most in an SEC game since Denarius Moore had 228 at South Carolina on Oct. 30, 2010, and was tied for the 10th most receiving yards in program history against an SEC foe. Jennings became the first Tennessee player with more than 150 yards receiving and two touchdowns against an SEC opponent since Donté Stallworth had 169 yards and three touchdowns at Kentucky on Nov. 17, 2001.
Jennings currently ranks in the top 10 in program history in receptions (sixth), receiving yards (10th) and touchdown catches (eighth).
Vols Rack Up Weekly Honors
Tennessee had three players earn SEC Weekly honors for Week 9, led by Jauan Jennings and Daniel Bituli, who were named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week, respectively. Brandon Kennedy was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week as well.
The Vols also had six players earn PFF College SEC Team of the Week honors: QB Jarrett Guarantano, Jennings, Bituli, LB Darrell Taylor, LB Kivon Bennett and DB Nigel Warrior. Jennings, Bituli and Taylor were also named to the PFF College National Team of the Week.
Bituli’s Big Day
Senior linebacker Daniel Bituli registered a season-high 15 tackles during Tennessee’s win over South Carolina, the third-highest single-game tackles total by any SEC player this season. Bituli also blocked a punt and then recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown against the Gamecocks, his second-career touchdown.
The Nashville native has led the Vols in tackles for two straight seasons, making him the 11th player in program history to lead the team in tackles in back-to-back years. Bituli could become just the second player in Tennessee history (A.J. Johnson, 2012-14) to lead the team in tackles for three straight seasons if he were to accomplish the feat again in 2019.
Callaway and Jennings Keeping It 100
The dynamic duo of Marquez Callaway and Jauan Jennings both had over 100 yards receiving in the same game for the second time this season in the Vols’ win over South Carolina. It marks the first time that the Vols have had two receivers both record 100-plus yards in a game twice during the same season since 2012 (vs. Troy and Missouri), when Jim Chaney was also the offensive coordinator.
In the win over the Gamecocks, Jennings hauled in seven passes for a career-high 174 yards and two touchdowns. Callaway caught three passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. Against No. 3 Georgia on Oct. 5, Callaway had three catches for 105 yards and a touchdown while Jennings had 114 yards and a score on seven catches. Jennings now has five career games of 100 or more yards while Callaway has three.
To the Checkerboards
Tennessee’s punt return unit has been the best in the nation this season, recording three touchdown returns and two blocked punts. The Big Orange scored two touchdowns off punt returns in their win over South Carolina last weekend.
UT’s 23 yards per punt return ranks second nationally and leads all Power 5 schools. The Vols two blocked punts for touchdowns marks the first time they have accomplished that feat in a season in at least 50 years. Marquez Callaway leads the country in punt returns with a 21.8 average and scored his third-career punt return touchdown in the win over the Gamecocks.
Series History: UAB Vols lead series, 4-0
Tennessee has defeated UAB in all four previous meetings, however, two of those games were decided by just one score. The Vols needed double overtime to beat the Blazers in the last matchup between the two teams, as they escaped with a 32-29 victory at Neyland Stadium back in 2010.
UT has hosted UAB three times since 2005, the most of any non-conference opponent in that span. The first-ever meeting between the Vols and Blazers came on Homecoming during Tennessee’s 1998 National Championship season as the Orange and White came out on top, 37-13.
About UAB
The Blazers are coached by Bill Clark, who is in his fourth year with the program. The Blazers are 31-15 since Clark took over the program and won their first-ever conference championship and bowl game last season. Making those feats even more impressive is the fact that UAB shut down its football program following the 2014 season and did not play again until 2017. The Blazers own a 25-9 record since returning to action in 2017 and are 17-4 over the past two seasons.
UAB is led by a dominant defense that ranks fifth in the FBS in total defense, allowing just 248.6 yards per game on average. The Blazers also rank in the top 15 nationally in passing defense (seventh), rushing defense (eighth) and scoring defense (11th).
Junior linebacker Kristopher Moll is the leader of the defense with a team-high 54 tackles, nine tackles for loss and three forced fumbles. Moll also has 4.5 sacks, a pass breakup, a fumble recovery and six quarterback hurries on the year. Fellow linebacker Jordan Smith is tied with Moll for the team lead in TFLs with nine and also leads the Blazers with 5.5 sacks.
Quarterback Tyler Johnston III leads an offense that averages 251.9 yards per game through the air. The redshirt sophomore signal caller has thrown for 1,763 yards and 15 touchdowns so far this season but has also thrown 10 interceptions. Johnston III has a talented group of receivers to throw to in Austin Watkins Jr., Kendall Parham and Myron Mitchell. The trio has combined for 74 catches, 1,512 receiving yards, 14 touchdown catches and 85.8 percent of the team’s receiving yards this season. Watkins Jr. was added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List on Oct. 23 and is coming off back-to-back 100-yard receiving games.
The Blazers feature a running back by committee approach with four players entering Saturday’s contest with 200 or more rushing yards. Spencer Brown leads the group with 262 yards while Lucious Stanley paces the group with five touchdowns.
Forget spring cleaning. Miranda Lambert is doing a little fall cleaning in the name of charity.
Miranda has curated an eBay charity auction that features more than 400 lots of her clothes, jewelry, accessories and more in support of her MuttNation Foundation, which Miranda and mom Bev started in 2009. The foundation has successfully raised millions of dollars to aid organizations, government institutions and entities that build animal shelters for better care and increased pet adoption.
“I know it’s Halloween, but this is all treat and no trick,” says Miranda. “It’s just a great way for everyone to have fun while helping animals.”
Miranda’s Closet eBay Charity Auction starts on Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. CT and ends on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. CT.
A second auction takes place from Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. CT to Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. CT.
All of the net proceeds from the auction will benefit shelter pets through the MuttNation Foundation. Some of Miranda’s favorite items include:
GRLFRND Blue Denim Distressed Cut Off Jean Shorts
Free People Black Faux Leather Side Zip Shorts
RE/DONE LEVI’S Faded Black Denim Skirt
rag & bone Black Suede “Denny” Skirt
Show Me Your Mumu White Floral Print Tie Strap Crop Top
Isabel Marant Black Lamb Leather Studded Shorts
Saint Laurent Black Fringe Lamb Leather Mini Skirt
Brad Paisley may not be co-hosting the CMA Awards this year, but he’s coming back to prime time on Dec. 3 as host of his own variety TV special, Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special.
The 61-minute special will feature Brad—and a bevy of his famous friends—performing music and comedic numbers from Nashville’s iconic War Memorial Auditorium. Special guests include Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini, Hootie & the Blowfish, Jonas Brothers, Chris Harrison, Peyton Manning and more.
Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special will air on ABC on Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET.
After Tennessee’s 0-2 start, the narrative of many fans and media was to bench players recruited by former coach Butch Jones.
Go with a youth movement, some said.
Prepare for the future.
The problem with that argument – then and now – is that the Butch Boys are among the best players on the team, and it would make no sense to send them down the depth chart just because they are upperclassmen.
In Tennessee’s 41-21 victory over South Carolina, the best Vols on the field were recruited by Jones.
Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano played his best game of the season, going 11 of 19 for 229 yards and two touchdowns.
Wide receiver Jauan Jennings had seven catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and he’s the unquestioned leader of the team. He was named the SEC co-offensive player of the week.
Receiver Marquez Callaway had a 65-yard punt return and three catches for 102 yards and a score. He leads the nation in punt returns with a 21.8 average. He is also third among active players in punt returns with a 14.9 average.
Linebacker Daniel Bituli had 15 tackles (11 solo) and blocked a punt which he recovered for a touchdown. He was named the SEC co-defensive player of the week.
Outside linebacker/defensive end Darrell Taylor had two sacks, two pass breakups, four total tackles.
Safety Nigel Warrior had 10 tackles (six solo) and he’s played four solid games in a row, performing like the four-star recruit he was four years ago.
Guard Trey Smith continues to excel after a slow start. He has grown accustomed to a practice routine that puts him on blood thinners for days after a game, takes him off several days before a game and limits his contact in practice. In fact, he hardly practices at all as UT has adjusted its Thursday workouts to accommodate Smith.
Running back Ty Chandler had 78 yards on 16 carries.
Without those eight players, Tennessee doesn’t beat South Carolina.
Without those players, the Vols wouldn’t be in position to close strong so it can maintain or add to a recruiting class that currently ranks among the nation’s top 20.
Benching Butch’s Boys in September would have been foolish.
That’s been proven many times this year.
And it was never more evident than in the win over South Carolina.
Carrie Underwood will reunite with pal Ryan Seacrest when she serves as guest co-host of Live With Kelly & Ryan on Nov. 8.
Carrie and Ryan crossed paths for the first time back in 2005 during Season 4 of American Idol. Carrie took home the trophy during Season 4, while Ryan has hosted the show since its inception in 2002.
This will be Carrie’s first time co-hosting Live With Kelly & Ryan, which will feature guests Maura Tierney and Brian Cox.
