Nearly half of the SEC East is on a bye this week with Florida, Georgia and Tennessee off, but there’s still plenty of intrigue around the conference. Here’s what to watch:
UMass at South Carolina, Noon ET, SEC Network
No one was expecting Will Muschamp to beat the Texas A&Ms and Georgias of the world his first year at South Carolina. The roster Steve Spurrier left behind just wasn’t capable of hanging with most of the SEC. But games like this weekend against UMass are important because they are the games Muschamp and his staff are supposed to win.