Don't look now but the SEC elite is separating from the pack. Alabama and Auburn from the West and Georgia in the East have a few things in common.
Mainly, the three are dominating with defense. Through five games, each rank in the top 10 of nearly every top defensive national statistical measure. In terms of scoring defense, Alabama and Georgia are 1-2.
That should ramp up interest on the back end of Alabama's schedule if the next stretch disappoints.
Up next: Texas A&M -- a team that struggled out of the gate but brings a 4-1 record to Kyle Field for the 6 p.