It is officially mid-October, and with most teams having played at least three conference games the college football landscape is starting to take shape.
The SEC had another week of excellent games, headlined by the Texas Longhorns cruising past the Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River rivalry – sending a clear message that Steve Sarkisian’s team is the team to beat in the entire country.
Elsewhere in the conference, LSU took down Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss for a big-time victory, sending the Rebels to a 1-2 record in conference play and a razor thin margin of error to secure a College Football Playoff spot.
Big wins from Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, and Vanderbilt all result in a significant shakeup in our SEC power rankings ahead of Week 8: