The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers both have huge games this week during what, in their own ways, has been a disappointing last few weeks for both programs.

But outside of the Tide and Tigers, there are two huge SEC games on the Saturday slate that fans must have their eyes on as well:

3:15 p.m. CST: No. 5 Texas @ No. 25 Vanderbilt:

Just as everyone suspected, a ranked Vanderbilt Commodores team getting ready to host the top-five Texas Longhorns. To this point, Vandy’s only SEC loss came on the road in an overtime heartbreaker against Missouri where nobody expected them to be close. Of course, that same narrative was held going into the Alabama game, and we all know how that went.

For Texas, they are coming off last week’s dominating loss at the hands of Georgia at home. But what looked at the beginning of the season like a get right game the Longhorns could sleep walk through is no more, and Texas will have to be on their game if they are to avoid the same fate as Alabama.

6:30 p.m. CST No. 8 LSU @ No. 14 Texas A&M

The Texas A&M Aggies have been one of the pleasant surprises of the conference under first-year head coach Mike Elko. While a matchup between two huge brands is always going to be marquee, this showdown is especially meaningful with both teams still undefeated in conference play and vying for a spot in the SEC Championship.

After both teams lost in week one to non-conference opponents, neither has been beaten since and both the Tigers and the Aggies seem to be hitting their stride. This is the biggest game of the weekend in college football and we could be in for a classic.

Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.