After handing the Auburn Tigers their first loss of the SEC season the Florida Gators (20-3, 7-3 SEC) will be riding high when they head to Starkville to take on Mississippi State (17-6, 5-5 SEC).
It was looking like Auburn had complete control of the SEC race at 9-0 entering Saturday’s game but with the Gators getting the win the Tigers have just a two-game lead (along with Alabama who also now sits at 9-1) and Florida has a reasonable chance at catching them. Auburn and Alabama will still play each other twice in the remainder of the season which is a huge benefit to the Gators who are trying to catch both of them, and the Tigers also have a fairly challenging schedule outside of that.