State of the SEC: Post Week 3

State of the SEC: Post Week 3

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State of the SEC: Post Week 3
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – SEPTEMBER 19: Head coach Lane Kiffin of the Louisiana State Tigers takes the field before the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 19, 2026 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Welcome back to State of the SEC! Here are the results, the standout performances for each team, and the current standings.

Alabama

Result: 50-36 win over Florida State

Standout performances:

  • QB Keelon Russell – 320 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 56 rushing yards, and 1 rushing touchdown
  • WR Lotzeir Brooks – 101 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown
  • SAF Bray Hubbard, CB Red Morgan, and CB Ivan Taylor – 1 interception each

Arkansas

Result: 17-45 loss to Georgia

Standout performances:

  • QB KJ Jackson – 212 passing yards and 1 passing touchdown
  • WR Chris Marshall – 104 receiving yards

Auburn

Result: 44-39 loss to Florida

Standout performances:

  • QB Byrun Brown – 271 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns, and 1 interception
  • WR Keshaun Singleton – 99 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown
  • WR Chas Nimrod – 95 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown
  • DE Da’Shawn Womack – 1 interception

Florida

Result: 44-39 win over Auburn

Standout performances:

  • RB Jaden Baugh – 162 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdown
  • WR Dallas Wilson – 74 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown
  • DE Jayden Woods – 2.5 sacks
  • DE Emmanuel Oyebadejo – 2.5 sacks

Georgia

Result: 45-17 win over Arkansas

Standout performances:

  • QB Gunner Stockton – 147 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, and 97 rushing yards
  • WR Craig Danridge – 74 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown
  • RB Nate Frazier – 75 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown

Kentucky

Result: 31-21 win over #9 Texas A&M

Standout performances:

  • QB Kenny Minchey – 252 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns
  • RB CJ Baxter – 87 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns
  • WR DJ Miller – 96 receiving yards
  • SAF Jordan Castell – 1 interception
  • LB Sam Greene – 1 interception

LSU

Result: 24-32 loss to Ole Miss

Standout performances:

  • RB Dillin Jones – 106 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown
  • CB Ja’Keem Jackson – interception

Mississippi State

Result: 38-13 win over South Carolina

Standout performances:

  • QB Kamario Taylor – 251 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, and 1 interception
  • RB Fluff Bothwell – 115 rushing yards
  • LB Jalen Smith – 1 interception
  • SAF Dre Riley – 1 interception

Missouri

Result: 27-17 win over Troy

Standout performances:

  • RB Jamal Roberts – 128 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown
  • CB Sione Laulea – 1 interception

Oklahoma

Result: 14-6 win over New Mexico

Standout performances:

  • QB John Mateer – 238 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and 2 interceptions
  • WR Isaiah Sategna III – 101 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown
  • DE Adepoju Adebawore – 1.5 sacks

Ole Miss

Result: 32-24 win over LSU

Standout performances:

  • QB Trinidad Chambliss – 363 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown, and 1 interception
  • WR Traylon Ray – 115 receiving yards and 2 rushing touchdowns
  • CB Jaylon Braxton – 1 interception

South Carolina

Result: 13-38 win over Missouri

Standout performances:

  • QB LaNorris Sellers – 282 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 52 rushing yards, and 2 interceptions
  • RB Matt Fuller – 73 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown, 85 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown
  • DB Peyton Williams – 1 interception

Tennessee

Result: 42-9 win over Kennesaw State

Standout performances:

  • RB Daune Morris – 116 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown

Texas

Result: 30-6 win over UTSA

Standout performances:

  • WR Cam Coleman 59 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns
  • LB Rasheem Biles – 1 interception

Texas A&M

Result: 21-31 loss to Kentucky

Standout performances:

  • QB Marcel Reed – 236 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, 80 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown, and 2 interceptions
  • WR Mario Craver – 119 receiving yards

Vanderbilt

Result: 35-31 win over NC State

Standout performances:

  • QB Jared Curtis – 277 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 64 rushing yards, and 2 interceptions
  • WR Junior Sherrill – 108 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns
  • LB Bryce Cowan – 1 interception

SEC Standings

  1. Alabama (3-0) (conference: 1-0)
  2. Florida (3-0) (conference: 1-0)
  3. Georgia (3-0) (conference: 1-0)
  4. Mississippi State (3-0) (conference: 1-0)
  5. Ole Miss (3-0) (conference: 1-0)
  6. Kentucky (2-1) (conference: 1-1)
  7. Missouri (3-0)
  8. Tennessee (3-0)
  9. Texas (3-0)
  10. Vanderbilt (3-0)
  11. Oklahoma (2-1)
  12. Auburn (2-1) (conference: 0-1)
  13. LSU (2-1) (conference: 0-1)
  14. South Carolina (2-1) (conference: 0-1)
  15. Texas A&M (2-1) (conference: 0-1)
  16. Arkansas (1-2) (conference: 0-1)

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