SEC Unfiltered: After the fun of Week 1, a 'prove it' weekend for much of the league

Gentry Estes, Nashville Tennessean
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Welcome to SEC Unfiltered, the USA TODAY NETWORK's newsletter on SEC sports. Look for this newsletter in your inbox Monday through Friday. Today, Tennessean sports columnist Gentry Estes takes over:

Man, what a great Week 1 that was for the SEC.

(Sorry, late revision: What a great Week 1 for everyone except LSU.)

I mean, Florida beats Utah. Arkansas beats Cincinnati. Georgia embarrasses Oregon. And everyone else (not you, LSU) wins big. Heck, even Vanderbilt is looking to go 3-0 after putting up 105 points in two games.

But for all the feel-good vibes in early September, don't be fooled yet. The real season starts this weekend.

Quite a few SEC teams face pivotal games in what should be an extremely entertaining Week 2. It's sure to tell us a lot about the season ahead.

Kentucky and Florida square off in what amounts to a massive "prove it" game for both.

South Carolina at Arkansas sets up in a similar fashion.

Alabama has to go play at Texas. (I know, I know. But that's still Texas, y'all.)

Tennessee visits a ranked Pittsburgh. Vanderbilt hosts a ranked Wake Forest. Mississippi State goes to Arizona. Missouri goes to Kansas State.

And even Texas A&M must confront an Appalachian State offense that just put up 61 points – and lost – to North Carolina.

Around the SEC, it's going to look a good bit different next week than it does right now.

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