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passer if Kentucky plans on getting anywhere near the 10-win total it posted in 2018. With other teams in the East ascending, expect the Wildcats to tumble a bit this season. 7. Vanderbilt hasn’t wonmore than six games since James Franklin left Nashville for Penn State after the 2013 season. Three-year starter Kyle Shurmur is no longer the quarterback, replaced by Ball State graduate transfer Riley Neal. Derek Mason is back for his sixth season at the helm of the Commodores, still searching for his first winning season. It’s always a tough nut to crack at Vanderbilt and with only five starters returning on defense it’s hard to see the ‘Dores finishing anywhere but seventh in the division. In the SEC championship game, look for Alabama to once again narrowly get the best of Georgia to lock up a berth in the College Football Playoff. The question will then be, just as it was a year ago, does the league deserve a second team in the four-team field? Here’s the fun part — even if all these predictions are sour, the fall will once again be filled with energy and enjoyment, just like always. Enjoy, because it’ll be over before you know it. n Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2019 23 ALME FO TR ADOR SEC BEST #1 TEDOV O360 TR ERS READ BIP CE ERIEN AN EXP F Y ec n e i r e x GGIELAND A INYA p G E AMED om ect flights fr Dir ebcs experienc o lan y P e Colleg Birmin y g c. trip: ur om/ ameda Station gham to

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