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Late Game Previews: Arkansas-Florida, Ole Miss-Auburn, Mizzou-Vanderbilt and S.C.-Kentucky

Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

Ed Note: More weekend travel compels me to distill the last few previews. There is no travel next week, though, so this will probably be the last time

Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Florida Gators, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2: It's hard to say that Arkansas has come crashing down to Earth since it's 3-0 start; no one really saw this team as a BCS contender even after they rang up an undefeated record. But the harsh light of tougher teams continues to shine on the Razorbacks with this one, with a home game against South Carolina and a trip to Tuscaloosa still on the docket. Florida, in the meantime, could be looking ahead to LSU and get off to a slow start. Arkansas puts a scare into the Gators, but I don't think they lose. Florida 24, Arkansas 13

Mississippi Rebels vs. Auburn Tigers, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU: At the risk of breaking Year2's blowout rule: Expect a ton of points in this game. Both of these offenses are explosive -- which you probably already knew -- and Auburn in particular has had trouble stopping even less prolific attacks. My sense is that the Rebels have the marginally better defense, which is enough to get the one or two stops they need. Ole Miss 42, Auburn 33

Missouri Tigers vs. Vanderbilt Commodores, 7:30 p.m. ET, CSS: Missouri still strikes me as a little big of an enigma right now, and this game should go at least part of the way toward answering that. The Commodores could put up some points against Missouri, particularly through the air, but Vanderbilt is likely to have trouble shutting down the Tigers' offense for any extended period of time. Missouri 34, Vanderbilt 23

Kentucky Wildcats vs. South Carolina Gamecocks, 7:30 p.m. ET, FSN: South Carolina will play for a quarter or two and take the other two or three quarters off. That's kind of the Gamecocks' thing at this point. That is almost certain to earn them an upset against a competent team at some point in the season. But Kentucky ain't that team. Right now, the Wildcats aren't even approaching what I would call a competent team. South Carolina 27, Kentucky 7