It has been a veritable sackfest in the Southeastern Conference this season, for better and worse. Nobody has made more sacks than Texas A&M, and few have allowed more than Alabama, South Carolina and Arkansas.
Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton celebrates his first down catch during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Also pictured is Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor . Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson is sacked by Mississippi State linebacker Nathaniel Watson during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark.
SEC teams are allowing 2.44 sacks per game this season, up from 2.12 a year ago. League defenses are averaging 2.5, up from 2.1.Four of the five national leaders in sacks on defense are SEC teams. Texas A&M is tied for first in sacks with Penn State, up 104 spots from last season after a bountiful string of recruiting successes on the front seven.
It’s also at least eight more sacks already than any of Nick Saban’s six Tide national champions allowed all season, and more than double the 17 allowed in 2011 . It’s also 13 more than last season, when the Tide attempted 11 more passes a game on average. Texas A&M has five players with at least three sacks, including linebacker Edgerrin Cooper . The Aggies have 29 sacks, 10 more than all of last season. Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher said credited an improved pass rush.Beamer figures offensive line is the hardest position for a youngster to play. South Carolina starts a pair of freshman blockers, Others like Auburn are leaning heavily on transfers.
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