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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Lamonte' Turner has always embraced having the ball in his hands when his team must get a basket with time running down. Now the fifth-year senior finally gets his opportunity at being the Volunteers' go-to scorer. Turner has delivered some of the most memorable shots in this program's recent history.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU quarterback Joe Burrow says No. 7 Florida has the best defense the fifth-ranked Tigers have faced this season and that "it's not even close." The presents perhaps the biggest test yet for a transformed Tigers offense that leads the SEC in yards and points. The top-10 matchup in Baton Rouge on Saturday night also will lend greater credibility to the winner's College Football Playoff aspirations.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kirby Smart will look for his fourth straight win over former teammate Will Muschamp when No. 3 Georgia faces SEC East rival South Carolina. After playing together at Georgia in the early 1990s, Smart and Muschamp worked on the same defensive staffs at Valdosta State and LSU.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 7 Florida is following up a victory over previously unbeaten Auburn by traveling to No. 5 LSU. The Florida-LSU showdown is one of several high-profile games this week. Other matchups of Top 25 teams include No. 6 Oklahoma facing No. 11 Texas, No. 1 Alabama visiting No. 24 Texas A&M and No. 17 Iowa hosting No. 10 Penn State.

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