Larry Henry is a veteran print and broadcast reporter and editor who has been a political editor at the Las Vegas Sun and managing editor at KFSM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Northwest Arkansas. Larry also has experience with media outlets in other states with gaming, including Tennessee and Louisiana.
College football is off to an exciting start and with the SEC hitting its early season stride, the conference’s top quarterbacks are racking up passing yardage.
This includes some in contention for this season’s Heisman Trophy.
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SEC's Top Quarterbacks
Each SEC team has played two games, except Vanderbilt, with three.
Nashville-based Vanderbilt opened the SEC regular season on Aug. 27 with a win at Hawaii. Since then, the Commodores (2-1) defeated Elon and lost to Wake Forest.
Heading into this week’s schedule, below are the SEC’s leading passers based on total yardage.
SEC Passing Yards Leaders
Player
School
Passing Yards
Will Rogers
Mississippi State
763
Stetson Bennett
Georgia
668
Spencer Rattler
South Carolina
603
Hendon Hooker
Tennessee
546
Will Levis
Kentucky
505
Haynes King
Texas A&M
461
Mike Wright
Vanderbilt
426
Bryce Young
Alabama
408
K.J. Jefferson
Arkansas
385
Jayden Daniels
LSU
346
Jaxson Dart
Ole Miss
336
Brady Cook
Missouri
329
Anthony Richardson
Florida
311
T.J. Finley
Auburn
279
Nationally, Rogers ranks sixth in total passing yardage. The nation’s top three quarterbacks, including national leader Drake Maye of North Carolina (930 yards), have played one more game than the Mississippi State signal caller.
However, among quarterbacks who’ve only played two games, Rogers is third in the nation. This Saturday, the Rogers-led Bulldogs (2-0) travel to Baton Rouge to face SEC West rival LSU (1-1).
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SEC Championship Favorites
The SEC championship game is set for Dec. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
According to BetMGM Sportsbook, Alabama (-110) is favored to win the SEC title, followed closely by Georgia (+100).
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Larry Henry is a veteran print and broadcast reporter and editor who has been a political editor at the Las Vegas Sun and managing editor at KFSM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Northwest Arkansas. Larry also has experience with media outlets in other states with gaming, including Tennessee and Louisiana.