THE BIG STORY
Florida safety Tony Joiner practiced Wednesday, one day after he was charged with felony burglary for allegedly trying to take his girlfriend’s car out of a towing company’s impound lot. But Gators’ coach Urban Meyer stripped Joiner of his captain’s status and said the senior starter has not been cleared to play Saturday at top-ranked LSU.

Meyer said Joiner would not see the field as long as he is charged with a felony. Meyer said sophomore Dorian Munroe would start in place of Joiner against the Tigers.

“I’m dealing with the facts that I know and that’s he was out at the ridiculous time of the day and that’s not what I expect out of a captain,” Meyer said. “So as of now, he’s not a captain at the University of Florida. Any further disciplinary action is going to be a result of what I find out on the legal side of it.”

Although the felony charge could be reduced to misdemeanor trespassing, Joiner’s case could take several days or maybe even a couple of weeks to work its way through the state attorney’s office.

A look at the league:

ALABAMA

Alabama defensive end Bobby Greenwood returned to practice Wednesday in a limited role but remains “questionable” for Saturday’s 2 p.m. game against Houston, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said. Greenwood sprained his left ankle against Florida State, but subsequent tests revealed no damage beyond bruising, Saban said. “We didn’t put him in a lot of contact drills today, but he did do some work,” Saban said. “His status is probably still questionable. It’ll probably be interesting to see what he can do (today).” Receiver Keith Brown and tight end Travis McCall, who each suffered concussions last weekend, have practiced full-speed this week and are cleared for Saturday. Linebacker Darren Mustin has practiced with the first-string defense and is expected to start. Receiver DJ Hall said his strained left quadriceps muscle is back to 100 percent and didn’t limit him at all against the Seminoles.

ARKANSAS

The Hogs used a change of scenery Wednesday as they continued to prepare for Saturday’s game with Chattanooga. Head coach Houston Nutt says there is something about the Willard and Pat Walker Pavilion that makes for a good practice, so the Razorbacks moved indoors during the 90-minute workout. “I rely on the Walker Pavilion because we always have a good practice in here,” Nutt said. “Sometimes I feel like when we have a bad one like we did yesterday, let’s go for it. I don’t think we’ve had a bad practice in here.”. . .Robert Johnson did not practice as a precautionary step to rest his ankle to be prepared for Saturday night. Nutt said the senior receiver will practice Thursday if able.

AUBURN

With starting weak-side defensive end Quentin Groves out of action indefinitely with three dislocated toes, true freshman Antonio Coleman and Antoine Carter will have to pick up the slack on Saturday against Vanderbilt. Coleman, a sophomore from Williamson High in Mobile, will earn his first career start. Carter will get the most significant work of his career. “Quentin is a big playmaker for us,” said nose tackle Josh Thompson. “I think the young guys will step up — A.C. and Carter — but it’s going to be a huge loss.”

FLORIDA

Florida receiver Andre Caldwell is happy that LSU rose to No. 1 in the AP poll in time for the Gators’ game in Baton Rouge on Saturday. “I was happy Sunday morning when I woke up, seeing (LSU) jumped USC to No. 1,” Caldwell said. “It will make it a little sweeter if we beat them. You want to beat the No. 1 team. The last time we played No. 1, we did a pretty good job in the national championship (game). LSU would have gotten my vote (for No. 1) this week just to play them. This is a great opportunity to come out there and shock the world. I know no one believes in us, but like I tell some of my teammates, I’d hate to be the team that has to play us this week because we’re hungry. Auburn broke our hearts and we’re looking for a little revenge on whoever is next.”

GEORGIA

Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron was so impressed with how Thomas Brown and Knowshon Moreno ran in Georgia’s 45-17 win this past Saturday, he puts them as the top tailback duo his team has played in his three seasons. “Their the two best tailbacks I’ve seen since I’ve been here together,” Orgeron said. “Their fantastic players. They’re very fast. They’re very strong. They make you miss in the open field. I thought they did a fantastic job against us. They catch the ball out of the backfield. I think they’re two great players.” The Rebels played Arkansas’ Darren McFadden and Felix Jones last season. Orgeron said Brown and Moreno even compare favorably to Auburn’s Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown, who he saw as an assistant at Southern California. Thomas Brown rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries and Moreno for 90 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown. Coach Mark Richt said Brown and Moreno were largely responsible for the big plays they made. “This last game in particular I thought they got the most yards you could imagine them getting with the amount of blocking they got,” Richt said. “It wasn’t just bad, but there was sometimes when we just didn’t block that play very well. … Knowshon made some runs. He looked like Houdini a couple of times.”

KENTUCKY

If Kentucky wins tonight’s game at South Carolina, it would be be two up on South Carolina in the loss column and one ahead of Florida, Tennessee and Georgia. The Gators must play at LSU on Saturday before coming to Commonwealth Stadium on Oct. 20. Georgia plays at Tennessee on Saturday. “If we can get a win, we’ll go to 2-0 and put a little separation between us and some other teams in the loss column,” UK Coach Rich Brooks said.

LSU

LSU wide receiver Early Doucet has been practicing this week and his groin injury is improving, but he is not expected to play Saturday when the No. 1 Tigers (5-0) host No. 9 Florida (4-1) at 7:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. “Not likely that he’ll dress out to be honest,” said LSU coach Les Miles, who has honestly said in the past that he will not be honest about injuries for strategic purposes. “It appears that Early Doucet is really kind of getting better. It’d be hard pressed for me to say that he’d play on Saturday, but he’s surely working hard to make it.” Doucet has not been at the early portions of practice in which the media can watch, but he has practiced when the media is not around beginning on Monday. Prior to that, Doucet had not practiced since Friday, Sept. 14 when he suffered a freak injury to his groin during a non-contact drill. He has missed all three games since then. Miles had originally hoped to have the star senior from St. Martinville back for Florida. “He’s practiced parts of each day,” Miles said. “He’s practicing a little bit more. He’s feeling good, and things are coming. He’s probably just not as strong as he’d like to be. He’s just catching balls and running routes. He’s coming.”

OLE MISS

Ole Miss quarterback Seth Adams has thrown for 200 yards in four of his first five games this season, and coach Ed Orgeron continues to be impressed with the way the former walk-on has adapted to his role as the starter. Adams ranks fourth in the SEC in multiple categories, including pass efficiency (137.9 rating), touchdown passes (8) and passing yards (1,190). “You want your quarterback to be an extension of the football staff on the football field,” Orgeron told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. “The guy was born wanting to be an Ole Miss quarterback and now he has his opportunity he’s taking full advantage of it.”

MISS. STATE

MSU coach Sylvester Croom said after Wednesday’s practice that Michael Henig’s return to the quarterback role will come in due time. Wearing a glove, Henig worked extensively in Wednesday’s practice, throwing tight spirals and often rubbing the back of his right hand in between throws. That’s where he has a 2 1/2-inch scar from surgery last month to repair a broken bone. “We’re going to let him come back at his own pace,” Croom told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. “I got to thinking about it yesterday and really, hes been off really since the Tulane game. You really look at it, and that’s a long time. We can’t expect him to be at top form at this point. He’ll be available saturday, but how we use him, we’re just going to wait and see.”

SOUTH CAROLINA

USC coach Steve Spurrier, who had an 11-year career as an NFL quarterback, believes Kentyckt quarterback Andre Woodson has the tools to succeed at the next level. “He’s got height, size, mobility — he can move around just enough to avoid some guys. But he’s just an excellent passer,” Spurrier said. “He reminds me a little bit of Carson Palmer the way he stands there and delivers overhand. I doubt if you’ll see very many of his balls batted down at all. He’s got a nice, overhand delivery.”

TENNESSEE

Tennessee ranks last in the country in punt coverage with an average of 28.8 yards per opponent return, one of just four teams in the country that allow an average of 20 yards or more. The Vols have faced two of the nation’s best punt returners in Cal’s DeSean Jackson and Florida’s Brandon James. But they’ll get another one this week. And he already has a history with the Vols. “They have Mikey Henderson,” says linebacker Ryan Karl, who said his role on special teams will increase following this week’s game. “He’s one of the best returners we’ve seen. Last year he returned one on us. He has great speed. We’ve been working on really hard in the bye week.” The hard part is that there hasn’t been one thing to focus on that’s caused all the trouble. At times, UT has missed tackles. Other times, players haven’t stayed in their assigned lanes. And containment near the sidelines has been a problem, too.

VANDERBILT

Vanderbilt’s stoppers came up with a seven-sack performance in their Sept. 15 win over Southeastern Conference rival Ole Miss. They followed that outing by forcing six turnovers, including their most interceptions — five — in 14 years while defeating Eastern Michigan on Sept. 29. The ability to continue making, rather than allowing, the big play will be a key for a Vanderbilt defense that ranks among the top 20 nationally in three of four categories heading into this weekend’s SEC road game at Auburn. “We had some big plays against us the first couple of weeks,” defensive coordinator Bruce Fowler said. “We’ve tried to improve in that area. We’ve pursued at better angles. People are playing their assignments. “We’ve gotten some game experience under our belts, gained some confidence. I think we’re playing extremely fast right now, which is something we want to continue to do.”