CBS Sports had a hard time narrowing down the SEC’s top coordinator performances from Week 4, and the results showed it. With the league turning in a loaded Saturday slate, the outlet chose two honorees instead of one: Florida offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner and LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker.
Faulkner got the nod after Florida’s offense kept humming in a 52-28 win over previously No. 4 Ole Miss.
The Gators’ victory pushed them up to No. 8 in Sunday’s new AP Poll, and the scoring output fit the moment. Florida dropped 52 points on the Rebels, with Faulkner guiding an attack that has been rolling since he arrived in Gainesville.
The numbers tell the story fast. Florida has put up 66, 52, 44 and 52 points in its first four games, and in the ABC game against Ole Miss, the Gators piled up 498 total yards. That kind of production made Faulkner an easy choice for one of CBS Sports’ SEC coordinators of the week.
On the other side of the ball, LSU earned its own statement win in primetime. After the Week 3 loss at Ole Miss, the Tigers answered with a 35-6 win over Texas A&M at Death Valley. The LSU defense smothered the Aggies, holding them to 197 total yards and forcing two interceptions.
That performance put Baker in the spotlight. CBS Sports recognized the LSU defensive coordinator as its other SEC coordinator of the week after the Tigers delivered a dominant bounce-back effort on Saturday night.
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