The conference is better off with one division, which has led to better matchups even if it means minor headaches.

Following Saturday's championship game, Vols Wire provides SEC football power rankings. Tennessee is ranked No. 9. Week 2 - Tennessee 72, East Tennessee State 17 (Knoxville, Tennessee)

This is an opinion column. There was always something about Atlanta on that first Saturday in December. That unmistakable buzz. Tension. Drama. The SEC was an innovator among major college football conferences when launching its football conference championship game in 1992.

Thus the expectation among many in the business is that conference championship games will eventually go away. That could include the SEC, although SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is hesitant, to put it lightly.

Broadcasting legend and Georgia graduate Ernie Johnson has been named the ‘College GameDay’ guest picker for the SEC Championship.

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No. 3 Georgia has solidified its position for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff by beating Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game for the first time.