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1. How do you stop Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott? "You're going to have to get to the next guy to find that one out," LSU coach Les Miles said on Wednesday's SEC teleconference. Prescott accounted for over 350 yards and three touchdowns against the Tigers earlier this season. On Saturday, Kentucky will try its luck in stopping or maybe slowing down the Heisman Trophy candidate. Good luck. And speaking of the Heisman Trophy, Prescott told Bleacher Report that his late mother Peggy used to introduce him to people as her Heisman Trophy winner. Watch the full video profile. How can you not root for a guy with his back story to win college football's most prestigious award?  2. Only Les Miles could turn a question on College GameDay's guest picker into a jab at ESPN's own Kirk Herbstreit. It's been seven years since Herbstreit predicted Miles would leave LSU and take the Michigan job, and the LSU coach has not forgotten. He made that clear Wednesday. He also claimed that he could take Shaquille O'Neal one-on-one in the same response. Only Les. Coincidentally, there are rumblings that the Michigan job could come open again after this season, but the SEC coach whose name keeps coming isn't Miles. It's Dan Mullen. But it doesn't sound like the Mississippi State coach is in a hurry to leave. On Wednesday, he was talking about recruiting and the certain type of recruits he looks for to build a program.
3. Have you heard? Lane Kiffin is returning to Tennessee on Saturday. OK, you're probably tired of hearing about it, but if you haven't read it yet, do yourself a favor and go read Jon Solomon's piece on the Alabama offensive coordinator. In it, Kiffin's mother Robin says she's "scared to death" for her son's safety and wishes he would coach from the press box against the Volunteers. Even athletic director Mike Hamilton says he wishes Kiffin's first game against Tennessee would have been in Tuscaloosa, not Knoxville. It's certainly an intriguing storyline and one to keep an eye on this weekend, but don't expect more than the normal heckling from Vols fans. I'm more interested to see how Kiffin's offense fares on the road. Around the SEC
The Alabama players don't mind the hecklers. They've heard it all before. Gus Malzahn, Steve Spurrier meet in a matchup of offensive innovators. Vandy quarterback Johnny McCrary to make first career start at Missouri.
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