A complicating factor for Tennessee’s path to the SEC title could be the health of QB Nico Iamaleava. He left Saturday’s win over Mississippi State at halftime because of what the school said was an upper body injury, though coach Josh Heupel said after the game that Iamaleava’s absence was precautionary.

LSU expects to win national titles, but a loss to Alabama puts the Tigers out of College Football Playoff and at the top of this week's Misery Index.