Alabama-Miami, Georgia-Clemson highlight SEC opening week

FILE - In this April 17, 2021, file photo, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart talks to his players before the team's spring NCAA college football game in Athens, Ga. Smart, the coach of No. 5 Georgia, faces No. 3 Clemson in the season-opener in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. (24) intercepts a pass intended for Georgia wide receiver George Pickens (1) during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops watches a replay during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Auburn in Auburn, Ala. Kentucky believes its perseverance through an emotionally trying season will pay off this season with a return to winning football. The Wildcats return 14 starters from a 5-6 squad that struggled against a grueling 10-game Southeastern Conference schedule but regrouped to close with a TaxSlayer Bowl victory over North Carolina State.(AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Terry Bowden eulogizes his father, longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after their win against Ohio State in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in Miami Gardens, Fla., in this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, file photo. Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll released Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)