Here it is, week 4 of college football, a pretty impressive week for the SEC versus non-conference opponents with seven SEC wins. Ole Miss was the only team that lost Saturday, to non-conference Tulane. Alabama has it's first loss of the season after a thrilling double overtime to Arkansas, and Kentucky put up a fight, losing to Florida on Saturday night. But we're talkin' about all of that in this week's 'Beat, so let's get it on!

Week 4 and Ridin' High: Auburn is the nation's number 2 team after this week's win over Buffalo 38-7. Without Kenny Irons, sidelined with a sprained toe and ankle, the Tigers were able to get two touchdowns late in the game to get a win, but were only ahead by 10 points late in the third quarter. Backup tailbacks Brad Lester and Ben Tate scored two of the final three touchdowns to seal up Saturday's win before travelling to Columbia Thursday night to face South Carolina in an ESPN game, kickoff set for 7:30 pm est.... Georgia fought off a scare from visiting Colorado after the 'Buffs stampeded their way between the hedges, led by Ralphie the Buffalo and QB Bernard Jackson, rollin' up 225 total yards with a touchdown. Then backup freshman quarterback Joe Cox stepped in for the 'Dogs with a 23 yard pass to fullback Brannan Southerland with less than 10 minutes to go. A 20 yard pass to tight end Martrez Milner initiated a mass sigh of relief through Sanford Stadium, the Dogs getting it's fourth win in a row, undefeated on the season so far....Florida remains a top 5 team after beating Kentucky 26-7 Saturday night. It wasn't easy for the Gators who were trailing 7-6 with just under 2 minutes to play in the first half, but star QB Chris Leak responded with some trickery, handing off to Andre Caldwell who pitched it to Dallas Baker, who pitched it back to Leak. In the meantime, Jemalle Cornelius got open in the end zone for a 33 yard score. The Gators get a visit from Alabama this Saturday, 3:30 pm kickoff on CBS.

Next Floor Down, Please: LSU is back on stride after last week's low-scoring loss to division rival Auburn, beating Tulane 49-7 Saturday night. Tulane also lost QB Lester Ricard after colliding hard with two of LSU's tacklers in the first half of the game, and could miss Tulane's home opener in the Superdome this Saturday. The 3-and-1 Tigers were all over the Green Wave, capitalizing on a fumbled first snap, then pretty quickly turning a 66 yard drive into points on a 12 yard touchdown catch by Early Doucet. LSU gets a visit from Mississippi State for a 12:30 pm kickoff Saturday afternoon....Tennessee took some frustration out from last week's heartbreaking loss to Florida by taking care of visiting Marshall on Saturday afternoon. Severe weather delayed kickoff for about an hour, but the Vols were ready to go, LaMarcus Coker and Montario Hardesty combining for 109 yards and two touchdowns and a 33-7 victory over the 1-and-3 Thundering Herd. The Vols are eyeing a scary trip to Athens on October 7th but must first travel to in-state rival Memphis for a matchup with the River City Tigers, an ESPN game kicking off at noon this Saturday....SEC fans have always wondered about scrappy Arkansas. You never know quite what to expect from Houston Nutt's bunch, but one thing is certain, they always seem to play Alabama hard. This week's thrilling double overtime win over the visiting Tide, 24-23 puts Arkansas at 2-and-0 in conference play for the first time since 1998. No one is celebrating this one harder than kicker Jeremy Davis, having missed an extra point attempt in the third quarter before kicking the game winning extra point after a Mitch Mustain TD pass to Ben Cleveland. Can Arkansas upset the nation's number 2 team Auburn at Jordan-Hare on October 7th? Time of kickoff has yet to be determined as of Monday morning....Alabama, a team many expect to compete realistically for the top spot in the West next season, lost it's first game of this season to Arkansas in double overtime, 24-23 in Fayetteville. We remind you of this only because we find it interesting that the Tide hasn't won an overtime game since 1999, winning only 2 of their last 6 decided in OT. Arkansas, on the other hand, is 6-and-1 in overtime games. The Tide travel to Gainesville on Saturday to play the Gators....South Carolina is 3-and-1 after beating Florida Atlantic on Saturday, 45-6. Head coach Steve Spurrier is hoping to get an offense going that up until Saturday night's kickoff was ranked 90th in the country. The Gamecocks amassed 492 yards with Sidney Rice setting a school record five touchdown passes, sealing a win only 5 days before Auburn comes to town for a Thursday night throw-down on ESPN. Saturday's game featured two coaching legends- the old ball coach Spurrier and the legendary coach Howard Schnellenberger who won a national championship at Miami in 1983.

Holdin' On: Kentucky fell to 1-and-1 in SEC play Saturday night in Gainesville after leading the mighty Gators with only minutes left in the first half as time ran out before a Kentucky 54 yard field goal attempt. Coach Rich Brooks protested the call which negated any points and from then on, Florida held the Cats to 65 yards, winning the game. Kentucky hosts Central Michigan on Saturday, 6 pm kickoff from Lexington....Mississippi State beat UAB in a dramatic overtime win 16-10 in Birmingham on Saturday. Mistakes by the Bulldogs kept them from scoring at least three times heading into overtime when Omarr Conner dove into the endzone for a touchdown, sealing the win for the Bulldogs who won their first game on Saturday. They'll try for a miracle win number 2 when they travel to LSU on Saturday, 12:30 pm kickoff....Vanderbilt got it's first win of the season, beating Tennessee State 38-9 in Nashville, forcing three turnovers for touchdowns in the second half over it's Division I-AA rival, located only a few miles from Vandy's campus. QB Chris Nickson was 9-of-13 passing for 108 yards, two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in Saturday night's win. Vandy tries for win number 2 versus Temple on Saturday, 7 pm kickoff.

'Round the Bowl, Down the Hole, Go Go Go'!: Mississippi is 1-and-3 after an
embarrassing loss at home to 4-and-0 Wake Forest, 27-3 Saturday night. The Demon Decons lead the ACC in rushing this season. De'Angelo Bryant rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown, getting Wake Forest off to it's best start since 1987. Ole Miss was held to just 26 yards rushing, 237 total. The Rebs host number 10 Georgia, kickoff on Saturday at 9 pm on ESPN 2

Conference Call: Congratulations for South Carolina QB Sidney Rice, selected as the SEC Offensive Player of the Week. The SEC Defensive Player of the Week is Arkansas Strong Safety Randy Kelly, whose 39 yard fumble return for a touchdown gave the Hogs a 17-10 lead in the third quarter.....Five SEC teams are in this week's AP Top 25, with Auburn and Florida at numbers 2 and 5 respectively while LSU and Georgia come in a number 9 and number 10. Tennessee stays at number 15.

News And Notes From 'Round The Nation: It may be hard to believe, but Rutgers is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1976! That's right, the Scarlet Knights are 4-and-0 and are this week's Number 23 team....Missouri is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since early in the 2004 season at Number 25. Georgia Tech is back on the charts at Number 24.