SEC, Big Ten rivalry heats up as college football finally returns Week 1

The SEC conference went undefeated in the first week of the college football season. LSU defeated Clemson by 41 points, while Ole Miss secured a narrow win over Louisville. Several new SEC quarterbacks, including those at Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida, had strong debuts. So after a week of absolute hell, the The 16 schools played 16 games, A second clock. Imagine the Meanwhile, back in reality where the SEC is on the verge of LSU said we're bigger than you, then went out and proved it by Need a news break? And that's the key to everything, everyone. DUCK TALES: SOMETHING BRUIN: Once ball begins, all off-field nonsense fades away. Months of judge shopping and NIL spending and legal wrangling can't stand up to the beautiful gift in the perfectly imperfect box. It's eight months in the desert for the parched, only to frolic in the rejuvenating rain when it falls every Labor Day weekend. All is forgiven, all is new again. Even if some of the same nonsense is part of the package. Like Western Michigan president Russ Kavalhuna putting on the best face possible when assessing two clocks in one game. 'As it stands,' Kavalhuna said Sunday, 'The rule was applied the way it should be.' Sure it was. I'm sure Kavalhuna's video with That wasn't grace and class, that was But ball is back, and we'll take the good with the bad. Like the SEC going unbeaten in games against Power Four opponents, and Like One not supplemented by the Big Ten replay booth. By the time Saturday ended, the SEC showed it was the conference of quarterbacks, including big games from first-time starters Keelon Russel (Alabama), Faizon Brandon (Tennessee), Kenny Minchey (Kentucky) and Aaron Philo (Florida). Yeah, they played body bags games, too. But SEC officials weren't needed to save assets. Then came What was more impressive? New Louisville quarterback Lincoln Kienholz making plays in the second half and going strike for strike with Chambliss, or ESPN's obsession with showing Kacy Kienholz, Lincoln's mom? We get it, she's fabulous. Which is more than can be said for the Ole Miss secondary. We're two weeks away from the world ending when LSU visits Ole Miss, so the Rebels have two weeks to figure out how to, you know, communicate in the secondary. Until then, the SEC and Big Ten will continue their growing rivalry next week, with Ohio State traveling to Texas and Oklahoma playing at Michigan. There are two clocks in Ann Arbor, Sooners fans. And apparently at all Big Ten games. Who really knows at this point? The only thing that matters is ball is back. And that means everything. .