Five SEC Football teams with their hand on the panic button in Week 3

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This weekend of College Football doesn't give us the best slate of the season but, if we learned anything at all it's that chaos happens when you least expect it. We've only seen one SEC matchup but, there are plenty taking place this weekend. After this weekend a few teams will officially have losing records which could cause for difficult conversations. These five schools haven't smashed the panic button yet but, there hand is on the button in Week Three.

LSU Tigers

The Tigers dropped their season opener against the USC Trojans which immediatley got the fanbase debating whether Brian Kelly was the man for the job. In Week Two, the LSU Football team struggled in the first half against Nicholls State before pulling away later on. Now, the LSU football team travels to Colombia to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in a game that'll host College Gameday setting up a crazy environment.

This week is already shaping up to be chaotic for LSU as Hurricane Francine is hitting Louisiana. The Gamecocks heavy rushing attack could cause issues for an LSU team that allowed Nicholls State to have a field day on the ground. If LSU loses this weekend, everywhere you look there will be a discussion about firing Brian Kelly which would make the rest of the season a nightmare.

Florida Gators

Speaking of coaches with the chance of getting fired we're onto Florida Head Coach Billy Napier. The Gators crushed the Samford Bulldogs last weekend but, they're now off to face the Texas A&M Aggies. The biggest cause for discussion in Gainesville is the debate over which quarterback should start as fans are clamoring for five star freshman DJ Lagway who performed incredibly against Samford.

If the Gators lose this weekend, this could be the end of the Billy Napier era at Florida. A loss would give the Gators two losses at Home in three games which is unacceptable in the Swamp. If Napier goes, you immediatley have to wonder which players head to the transfer portal as teams would pay top dollar for freshmen like DJ Lagway and LJ McCray.

Auburn Tigers

Heading into the season, no one was hotter on the recruiting trail than Hugh Freeze, in Week One the Tigers crushed Alabama A&M continuing momentum. Then in Week Two, the California Golden Bears came into Jordan-Hare and held Freeze's team to 14 points knocking off Auburn. The game has immediatley caused Auburn fans to question Freeze's decision to stick with Payton Thorne this offseason when he could've landed a top transfer given how many weapons Auburn's offense has.

Now the Tigers shouldn't have an issue this Week as they host New Mexico but, things could get fiery in Auburn. If Payton Thorne struggles again we may see a quarterback change in Week Three as Hugh Freeze said the following:

"After watching the film, there is a very short leash on us playing as poorly as we did at that position."

Hugh Freeze

This Auburn team came into the season with a ton of buzz but, a quarterback controversy is the last thing any program wants to deal with.