Welcome to another edition of Around the SEC, where everything is made up and the points don’t matter. That’s right, the points are like the rulebook to SEC referees.
But seriously, what a disaster of a ref show it was on Saturday. Luckily the Dawgs stayed poised and came out on top.
Now let’s check-in on those around the league that actually have to answer questions about their performances on Saturdays.
Things Are Going Great On The Plains
But not really. Senior team captain running back Damari Alston was dismissed from the Auburn football team for “failing to meet expectations”. It was believe Alston wanted to redshirt and Hugh Freeze dismissed him for that notion. Several teammates and former players have come to the defense of Alston. This is surely Freeze’s final season at Auburn.
Vols May Still Get Jammed
Alabama running back Jam Miller is in concussion protocol and is questionable leading up to the Tide’s game against Tennessee. Here is hoping Miller gets healthy soon and has no lingering concussion effects.
Texas Loses a Running Back
Longhorns running back Jerrick Gibson has left the program. The sophomore former four-star recruit carried the ball 37 times thus far this season and will now be looking for a new school to play for in 2026.
Venables Gets Trolled
The Big 12 X (Twitter) account had a savage troll on Oklahoma coach Brent Venables’ lack of success while the Sooners were in the Big 12. There’s a lot that is bad about Twitter, but this is not one of those things.