Texas A&M beat South Carolina 24-13 last week

LAS VEGAS -- There are no more perfect records in the Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest as the vast majority of players had a rough NFL Week 3.The contestants going by the aliases Scorpio and Codlock both went 2-3 against the SuperContest spread over a weekend that saw the top five consensus (the most-selected teams) go 0-5 ATS for the second straight week and the overall consensus also go 4-12 for the second week in a row.There are now four entries tied for first place at 13-2: KM Sports, OhioAgainstTheWorld, Winning Angle and 4ViewsFromVegas (which, in case you havent heard, is a four-player team that Im involved with).KM Sports, OhioAgainsttheWorld and Winning Angle all went 5-0 in Week 3 as they avoided the most popular plays while 4ViewFromVegas was 4-1 with the only loss being on the Jacksonville (a 19-17 loser to Baltimore at pick em), which was the fourth most-selected team. All picks of the record 1,854 entrants (actually, there was one no-show in Week 3) went 3,724-5,541 (40.2 percent).After the first three weeks of the season, the top five consensus has dropped to 3-12 ATS (20 percent) while the overall consensus isnt much better at 17-30 (36.2 percent) -- and all picks of all contestants are 12,786-15,009 (46 percent). (Note: the Steelers-Redskins game in Week 1 had the exact same number of entrants pick each side, so thats not included.)The leaderboard is pretty crowded at the top with 30 entrants, including last weeks co-leaders, tied for fifth place at 12-3 with another 47 tied for 35th at 11-4, just two games behind the leaders.SuperContestants pay $1,500 to enter and are playing for more than $2.5 million in prizes (after an administrative fee of 8 percent was taken out) and a first-place prize of $895,482. The contest runs all 17 weeks of the NFL season and well follow it here at ESPN Chalk until the champion is crowned.Golden Nugget leader goes 7-0 to vault to 19-2 ATS overallA Friday Football Showdown entrant named @NFL_Totals went 7-0 over the weekend and is now 19-2 ATS (90.5 percent) after three weeks of the $2,000 buy-in contest at the Golden Nugget that allows contestants to also pick NFL over/unders as well as college sides and totals.@NFL_Totals, who prefers to stay anonymous at this time (though he wont have that option if he makes the playoff portion of the contest that takes place on The Las Vegas Sportsline radio show starting in Week 11), has a 2.5-point lead over RoughRider39 and Will Landers, who are tied for second at 16-4-1 (just like the SuperContest, a win is worth 1 point and a push is worth half a point).Timothy Billow is fourth at 16-5, last years runner-up Anthony Curtis is fifth at 15-6 and FreaksForum and Mucked Nuts are tied with 14.5 points for sixth and seventh place, which is the cutoff for the playoffs. 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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- In a story Oct. 3 about the injury status of Tennessee linebackers Darrin Kirkland Jr. and Jalen Reeves-Maybin, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Texas A&Ms Myles Garrett is the Southeastern Conference sacks leader this season. He was the SEC sacks leader in 2015.A corrected version of the story is below:No. 9 Vols unsure about status of their top 2 linebackersTennessee is unsure about the status of its two top linebackers as it prepares to visit Texas A&M in a matchup of undefeated teamsBy STEVE MEGARGEEAP Sports WriterKNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee is unsure about the status of its two top linebackers as it prepares to visit Texas A&M in a matchup of undefeated teams.Darrin Kirkland Jr. has missed three straight games with a high ankle sprain. Jalen Reeves-Maybin missed the entirety of a 34-31 triumph at Georgia last week after sitting out the majority of victories over Ohio and Florida.That means No. 9 Tennessee (5-0, 2-0 SEC) again could be missing some of its best defensive performers when the Volunteers face No. 8 Texas A&M (5-0, 3-0). The Vols already are without cornerback Cam Sutton, who will miss a third straight game with a fractured right ankle.Reeves-Maybin, the Vols leading tackler last season, underwent an MRI last week. Reeves-Maybin and Sutton are two of Tennessees four team captains.Were continuing to gather information on Jalen Reeves-Maybin and trying to make the best decision to present to him with his different options, coach Butch Jones said. Ill know a little bit more later in the week.Kirkland had a team-leading 16 tackles through the first two weeks of the season before getting hurt. Jones said Kirkland ran Thursday and Friday, and the team planned to put him through cutting drills Monday to see if he can match the movements that the linebacker position brings about, different bursts and accelerations.Jones said cornerback Justin Martin should be available this weekend after serving a suspension last week for a violation of team rules. He also said running back Jalen Hurd will be full go this week and available to play against Texas A&M after missing portions of the Georgia game for what was desscribed as a lower extremity injury.ddddddddddddThe Aggies also have been dealing with injuries. Texas A&M beat South Carolina 24-13 last week without four injured starters, including 2015 SEC sacks leader Myles Garrett. The other Aggies to miss the game were offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor and receivers Speedy Noil and Ricky Seals-Jones.Texas A&M didnt have a media availability Monday, so there was no update on the foursomes status for this weeks game.Tennessee thus far has withstood all the injuries on defense thanks largely to the performance of its front four. The deep defensive line has played its best late in games to help the Vols outscore opponents 76-21 in the fourth quarter and overtime.Were going to need our defensive front to be that way each and every week, Jones said.The defensive line has benefited from being the healthiest element of Tennessees defense, with the only notable injury being an ankle problem that sidelined end LaTroy Lewis against Ohio. Tennessee knew even before the season its defensive line would be a strength.Before all the injuries, thats what our goal was before the season started, to be a D-line-led team, defensive tackle Kendal Vickers said. When the pressures on, we want it to be on our shoulders.That defensive line is led by Derek Barnett, who has recorded two sacks in each of Tennessees last two games. Barnett sacked Georgia quarterback Jacob Eason and forced a fumble that defensive end Corey Vereen recovered in the end zone for a go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter last week.But the injuries across the defense have made a difference, particularly in the secondary. Tennessee has allowed four pass completions of at least 40 yards the last two weeks. The Vols yielded just one pass completion of 40-plus yards in the three games that Sutton played.Tennessees secondary could face an even tougher challenge Saturday against a talented Texas A&M receiving corps, particularly if Seals-Jones and Noil are healthy enough to play.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '