Voices downplayed this week's schedule on Friday, and for good reason.

But the Saturday slate of games turned out to be fairly entertaining. 

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MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER: Auburn bounces back, but did it improve enough to take down LSU?

Tua Tagovailoa is out for at least a week. But how much longer?

Tua Tagovailoa will miss at least the Arkansas game Saturday with a high ankle sprain that required a medical procedure after Saturday's game vs. Tennessee.

LSU-Alabama is still three weeks away, but high ankle sprains don't heal easily or simply for most. It was the same injury that Tagovailoa dealt with last year, but on the other leg. 

Nov. 9 awaits, whether Tua is healthy or not.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER: Unlikely heroes save the day, but Alabama’s juggernaut status is no longer certain

I left my heart in Faurot Field

Missouri looked to be in neutral throughout Saturday's upset loss at Vanderbilt. The Commodores played three quarterbacks, though starter Mo Hasan was the best of the three and helped Vanderbilt to the lead before leaving the game with an injury.

Why does it feel like Mizzou loses a game like this every year? In 2018, it was at South Carolina. In 2017, it was South Carolina again. In 2016, Middle Tennessee State.

Once a year, Barry Odom's teams perform poorly against a less talented team and drop a game they shouldn't. Missouri can safely be the No. 3 program in the SEC East for a while, but the Tigers won't elevate themselves in the SEC without avoiding these losses.

USA TODAY MISERY INDEX: Wisconsin won't be able to erase the ugly mark on its résumé after loss to Illinois

 This week in Weird SEC

KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL: Tennessee football takes one step forward, one backward in loss to Alabama

Week 8 SEC scoreboard

Auburn 51, Arkansas 10

Florida 38, South Carolina 27

LSU 36, Mississippi State 13

Vanderbilt 21, Missouri 14

Georgia 21, Kentucky 0

Texas A&M 24, Ole Miss 17

Alabama 35, Tennessee 13

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