Various & Sundry Sunday Items

First, here are today’s stories from MSU’s 34-10 win over Southeastern Louisiana:

• QB Carroll looks sharp as Dogs rediscover bite

• Happy returns: Pegues makes impact

• MSU notebook

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Some SEC notes to munch on:

• Nine games involving SEC teams are scheduled for Sept. 13.  The date is also the start of CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC with South Carolina hosting Georgia at 2:30 p.m CT.  Auburn visits Mississippi State on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. (MSU schedule says 6; I’ll check – BL).  Other non-conference games on regional television include UAB at Tennessee on Raycom Sports at 11:30 a.m. and Arkansas visiting Texas on ABC Sports at 2:30 p.m.

• The SEC is 17-3 in non-conference games this season, tied for second in the nation.  The SEC has lost the three games by a combined margin of 13 points, with two losses coming on the games’ last play.

• In 14 home dates thus far, SEC teams have drawn 1,081,048 fans to its stadiums, an average of 77,218 per game and a 98.52 percent of capacity.  Nine of the 14 games have been sellouts.

• SEC defenses are holding opponents to three-and-out and no points on 39.29 percent of its drives (110 of 280).  Kentucky leads the SEC at 58.62 percent (17 of 29) while Mississippi State is second at 50 percent (13 of 26).

• SEC teams have scored 11 non-offensive touchdowns collectively in the first two weeks.  Florida (3), Alabama (2) and Kentucky (2) lead the SEC.

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Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville has a teleconference scheduled for 3 p.m. today, so I’ll check back with some stuff from that.

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The AP Top 25 poll just came out. SEC teams in bold:

Record    Pts    Pvs
1. Southern Cal (33)    1-0    1,577    1
2. Georgia (23)    2-0    1,525    2
3. Oklahoma (2)    2-0    1,458    4
4. Florida (4)    2-0    1,438    5
5. Ohio St. (1)    2-0    1,347    3
6. Missouri (1)    2-0    1,336    6
7. LSU (1)    1-0    1,231    7
8. Texas    2-0    1,100    10
9. Auburn 2-0    1,067    9
10. Wisconsin    2-0    910    11
11. Alabama 2-0    865    13
12. Texas Tech    2-0    845    12
13. Kansas    2-0    825    14
14. East Carolina    2-0    762    —
15. Arizona St.    2-0    744    15
16. Oregon    2-0    616    18
17. Penn St.    2-0    607    19
18. BYU    2-0    537    15
19. South Florida    2-0    493    17
20. Wake Forest    2-0    404    20
21. Fresno St.    1-0    290    21
22. Utah    2-0    258    22
23. California    2-0    195    —
24. Illinois    1-1    164    24
25. West Virginia    1-1    163    8
Others receiving votes: UCLA 150, Clemson 73, Florida St. 50, Boise St. 22, Tennessee 15, Georgia Tech 14, Oklahoma St. 11, Vanderbilt 7, Kentucky 6, TCU 6, Virginia Tech 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, South Carolina 2, Connecticut 1, North Carolina 1, Rice 1.