The third Saturday in October delivers a lot of good things in college football, and not just Tennessee - Alabama , as the Vols try to break their Tuscaloosa curse and win there for the first time since 2003.
The SEC figures to dominate the spotlight, as it often does, as Ole Miss and Georgia tangle between the hedges. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin took a shot at Kirby Smart's waistline this week, giving the Georgia coach and his team even more fuel to avenge last season's loss in Oxford. Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt have had two weeks to stew over the Alabama loss, and now welcome offense-challenged LSU to Nashville.
There is also non-SEC action to monitor, including the USC - Notre Dame rivalry, which hopefully will extend long beyond Saturday, and the Holy War, featuring