My first losing record—heck, my first loss—on these picks was last Saturday. But, instead of quitting while I’m ahead, here are some more picks:

• TENNESSEE over Mississippi State (JP split). “Duh” pick of the week.
• Florida over SOUTH CAROLINA (JP split). Florida just has too much talent for the Gamecocks to handle.
• ARKANSAS over New Mexico State. A bit late for an out-of-conference game, n‘est-ce que pas?
• VANDERBILT over Kentucky. Coin-flip.
• GEORGIA over Auburn. Yes, Auburn’s won five straight in Athens, but it won’t be six, even against a depleted Georgia team.
• Louisiana State over ALABAMA. Some peoples’ upset special; I do expect a fairly close game for a while, but ultimately LSU is a superior team to the Crimson Tide.

The Rebels have a week off to prepare for the biggest football game ever from Oxford, one week from today at 2:30 pm on CBS.