The No.1 Crimson Tide travels to the Swamp to take on the No.11 Florida Gators at 2:30 PM Saturday on CBS. Can Bryce Young and the offense put together a complete game against the Gators like they did against Miami, but that they didn’t do against an overmatched, talen- wise, but scrappy Mercer team. Florida has 2 athletic quarterbacks to challenge the Alabama defense, so can the Bama D corral Emory Jones and Anthony Richardson. I’ll answer those questions below.

The No.22 Auburn Tigers, fresh off a pair of blowout victories against much inferior teams, plays a real football team this Saturday Night in the Penn State Nittany Lions. Can the Tigers, under Bryan Harsin and a new regime, pull off the upset in front of almost 107,000 fans at Beaver Stadium in State College, PA.

Will discuss both games along with the rest of the SEC’s games inter-conference and out of conference schedule. Also, key national games on the docket on Saturday as well. Will predict those contests additionally.

Here’s a look at this week’s compelling slate.

Last week: 17-7

Overall: 38-14, 73%

No.1 Alabama (2-0) @ No.11 Florida (2-0)

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, 88,548

2:30 PM CT

CBS

Brad, Gary, Jamie

Bama by 14 1/2

The Crimson Tide looked stellar in week 1 ,but not so much in week 2. I’d compare this year’s team and last year’s team to a Volvo and a Ferrari. This year’s team is solid and has potential, while last year’s team was terrific all season long. Can this team become a Ferrari? Yes, if Bryce Young can develop into an elite quarterback, and the defense keeps getting better, though the loss of Christopher Allen for the year to a severe foot injury and now a hobbled Will Anderson puts a little more pressure on the defense particularly the young guys who will take their spots, though Will Anderson could very well be available on Saturday. Drew Sanders, Chris Braswell and Dallas Turner were all highly ranked players coming into Tuscaloosa and have looked pretty solid so far, particularly Sanders. The Tide defense will be tested by the dual quarterback system that Dan Mullen is employing. Mullen talks like he’s set on Emory Jones as his starter. Jones has completed 63% of his passes with 2 TDs, but 4 ints. Richardson is a spectacular looking freshman who has thrown for 2 TDs against 0 ints, and has rushed for 2 TDs, including an 80 yarder against South Florida last Saturday. But Richardson is bothered by hamstring soreness from last week, so Jones could be used a lot more. Mullen is keeping it close to the vest. Florida’s defense will get after the quarterback as defensive coordinator Todd Grantham likes to bring a lot of pressure. Defensive end Zachary Carter has 3 sacks on the season for -23 yards. So left tackle Evan Neal and the line will be tested.

Then you have the nearly 89,000 fans at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium which will be a major factor. They may say that the Georgia-Florida game is the largest outdoor cocktail party in the country, but every game in the Swamp is a party for these “elite” revelers. So it’ll be intensely loud.

With all that said, it’ll be a competitive game for a while, but I like the Crimson Tide to pull away towards the end. Give me Saban and his Tide in Gainesville. Jordan Battle gets a pick 6 off Jones.

Alabama 42, Florida 24

No.22 Auburn (2-0) @ No. 10 Penn State (2-0)

Beaver Stadium, State College, PA. 106,572

6:30 PM CT

ABC

Chris, Kirk, Holly

Penn State by 5

The gamblers are bullish on a very close game here and I believe them. The key to me is how well will Bo Nix handle the intensity of Happy Valley on a Saturday Night. I like Auburn to keep it close and highly competitive, and if it was at Auburn, I’d pick the Tigers. But I’ll take the Nittany Lions by a field goal in a stellar game Saturday Night.

Penn State 24, Auburn 21

Other SEC games

No.2 Georgia 42, South Carolina 7

Sanford Stadium, Athens

6 PM CT

ESPN

Sean McDonough, Todd, Molly McGrath

GA. by 32

Like the Dawgs to keep on rolling after annihilating UAB last Saturday. The biggest question mark for Georgia is who will be their quarterback , Stetson Bennett or J.T, Daniels, Daniels returns from a soulder injury. I like Bennett, but knowing Kirby Smart, he’ll probably make the wrong quarterback decision again and go with Daniels, who is so immobile, Lizzo can beat him in the 40.

No.17 Ole Miss 42, Tulane 31

Vaught-Hemingway, Oxford

7 PM CT

ESPN2

Anish Schroff, Mike Golic Jr. Taylor McGregor

Ole Miss by 14

I like Lane and Matt Corrall to do well, but Tulare is a scrappy, hard-nosed team that took Oklahoma to the wire 2 weeks ago, losing 40-35 but coming within a half yard on a 15 yard quarterback run from getting into serious touchdown/upset territory. I like the Green Wave to give the Rebels some trouble.

No.7 A&M 35, New Mexico 3

Kyle Field, College Station

11 AM CT

SEC Network

Taylor Zarzour, Stinch, Alyssa Lang

A&M by 30

The Aggies really struggled @ Colorado last Saturday, surviving 10-7. Backup quarterback Zach Calzado played OK last Saturday in relief of ineffective Haynes King, who hurt his ankle. It remains to be seen if Calzado is the answer. King looked like he had a long way to go anyway before he got hurt. They should be fine at home this Saturday but going forward they’re a question mark.

Arkansas 35, Georgia Southern 7

Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville

3 PM CT

SEC Network

Dave Neal, Deuce McCallister, Andraya Carter

Ark by 23

Arkansas looks for real after blowing Sarkisian’s and Texas’s doors off last Saturday Night.

Mississippi State 28, Memphis 24

Liberty Bowl, Memphis

3 PM CT

ESPN2

Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport

State by 3 1/2

State looked impressive at home against N.C. State last week. This is on the road, but there will be plenty of Cow Bells in Memphis.

Kentucky 45, Chattanooga 0

Kroger Field, Lexington

11 AM CT

SEC Network+

Mike Morgan, Paul Hartsock, Paul Carcaterra

KY by 31

Penn State transfer Will Levis is doing an excellent job under center for Mark Stoops and the Wildcats. C.J. Rodriguez Jr. is a stellar running back.

Stanford 28, Vanderbilt 21

Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville

7 PM CT

ESPNU

Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon

Stanford by 12

I would love to pick my Commodores after their super comeback victory over Colorado State last Saturday Night. Man, that was a late one. I’ll take the Cardinal in a close one though I don’t trust David Shaw and I’m starting to get more bullish on Clark Lea even though it’s a tall order at Vanderbilt.

LSU 31, Central Michigan 7

Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge

6:30 PM CT

SEC Network

Tom Hart, Jrodg, Cole

LSU by 19 1/2

@Missouri 49, Southeast Missouri State 7

11 AM CT

SC Network+

Roy Philpott, Dave Steckel, Smacker Miles

MIzzou by 34

@Tennessee 45, Tennesse Tech 3

11 AM CT

SEC Network+

Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, Abby Labar

UT by 41

No.3 @Oklahoma 45, Nebraska 34

11 AM CT

FOX

Gus, Joel, Jenny

OU by 22 1/2

No.8 Cincinnati 35, @Indiana 28

11 AM CT

ESPN

Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek. Lugues

Cincy by 4

Purdue 34, @No.12 Notre Dame 31

1:30 PM CT

NBC

Tirico, Breesy, Kathryn Tappen

Irish by 7

No.16 Coastal Carolina 34, @Buffalo 17

11 AM CT

ESPN2

Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler

Coastal by 13 1/2

@West Virginia 30, No. 15 Virginia Tech 27

11 AM CT

Fox Sports 1

Cory Provous, Devin Gardner

West VA. by 2 1/2

Michigan State 30, @No.24 Miami (FL) 28

11 AM CT

ABC

Tess. Gregory, Katie George

Miami by 6

No.9 @Ohio State 38, Tulsa 27

2:30 PM CT

Fox Sports 1

Timmy B, Spencer

Ohio State by 24 1/2

Virginia 30, @No. 21 UNC 28

6:30 PM CT

ACC Network

Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs

UNC by 8

@No.23 BYU 28, No. 19 Arizona State 24

9:15 PM CT

ESPN

Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony

Zona State by 3 1/2

Fresno State 38, @No.13 UCLA 35

9:45 PM CT

PAC-12 Network

Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth

UCLA by 11

Friday

Louisville 34, Central Florida 31

Cardinal Stadium, Louisville

6:30 PM CT

ESPN

Jason Benetti, Andre, Paul Carcaterra

UCF by 7

Maryland 35, Illinois 27

Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill.

8 PM CT

Fox Sports 1

Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis

Terps by 7