# SEC Morning Report: Cayden Green Cleared for Border War as Missouri Climbs to No. 23 **Published:** 2026-09-09 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** daily-roundup — **Type:** daily-roundup **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/cayden-green-cleared-border-war-missouri-no-23 **Teams:** [Alabama](https://secscouts.com/alabama/), [Auburn](https://secscouts.com/auburn/), [Georgia](https://secscouts.com/georgia/), [Kentucky](https://secscouts.com/kentucky/), [LSU](https://secscouts.com/lsu/), [Miss State](https://secscouts.com/mississippi-state/), [Oklahoma](https://secscouts.com/oklahoma/), [Ole Miss](https://secscouts.com/ole-miss/), [Tennessee](https://secscouts.com/tennessee/) --- ## LEAD STORY: Missouri Gets Its Left Tackle Back for Kansas Missouri will have its best offensive lineman available when the Border War resumes Friday night in Lawrence. Preseason All-SEC left tackle **Cayden Green** practiced Monday and remains on track to make his season debut against Kansas, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Tuesday, barring a setback. Green missed the opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff with an undisclosed injury, with **Jack Lange** and **Whit Hafer** splitting the reps in his absence. The Tigers upgraded that outlook Tuesday. Green was a full participant in practice — roughly three-quarters of the session, per reporting out of Missouri's Tuesday press conference — and the staff came away from the film without concerns about his ability to perform at the level the position demands. That matters for a line that spent the offseason answering questions in public: Green is a first-team All-SEC lineman from 2025, and a road opener against a Big 12 opponent is not the week to be patching the blind side. Missouri arrives in Lawrence at No. 23 in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll after a 54-14 dismantling of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Running back **Ahmad Hardy** has yet to practice as he works his way back to full health, so the ground game leans harder on the front five — which makes Green's return the single most consequential SEC personnel note on the board this morning. ## QUICK HITS - **LSU volleyball falls in five to NC State.** The Tigers dropped a 3-2 decision Tuesday at the PMAC in the ACC/SEC Showdown at the Net, taking sets one (25-23) and four (25-19) before NC State closed it 15-12. Outside hitter **Jurnee Robinson** posted a double-double with a match-high 25 kills and 14 digs, setter **Takyla Brown** added 24 assists and 10 digs, and libero **Kiley Brooks** led all Tigers with 21 digs. The hitting margin was effectively a coin flip — .180 to .180, separated by .00012. LSU falls to 2-3; NC State improves to 6-1. - **Ole Miss survives Clemson.** The Rebels rallied from a late fifth-set deficit to win 3-2 Tuesday night at the Gillom Athletics Performance Center, the only SEC volleyball win of the evening. - **Oklahoma drops four at Georgia Tech.** The Sooners lost 3-1 (15-25, 19-25, 25-23, 21-25) to the undefeated Yellow Jackets at O'Keefe Gym, salvaging the third set before Georgia Tech closed it out. - **Georgia climbs to No. 2.** Rankings in the second week of September are a conversation piece more than a verdict, but the Bulldogs are up to No. 2 after Saturday's win over Tennessee State at Sanford Stadium, where **Ryan Puglisi** and **Hezekiah Millender** connected on a fourth-quarter touchdown. - **2027 SEC baseball schedules are out.** The league released next spring's conference slate Tuesday. Georgia opens SEC play at home against Mississippi State — a rematch of the super regional in Athens — and closes with two home series against teams that reached Omaha. Alabama's slate was announced the same day. Separately, Auburn will open its 2027 season against Penn State in the Atlantis Collegiate Baseball Series. - **Golf checks in.** A No. 12-ranked SEC men's team sits tied for second at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, powered by **Bennett**'s 5-under 66 that has him tied for second individually at 6-under through 36 holes. A conference women's program is fourth at the same event. ## PORTAL WATCH No new SEC entries or commitments overnight. The notable roster item is subtraction by non-addition: **LSU's roster is locked for the season** after the Tigers added two players but declined to bring aboard former NFL players **Dae'Quan Wright** and **Zxavian Harris**, both of whom had been attempting to join the team. Elsewhere in the country, **Cade Tyson** has rejoined Minnesota with the intent to play this season as he pursues a fifth year. ## RECRUITING BUZZ Quiet board. No new commitments across the conference in the last 12 hours. ## GAMES TO WATCH - **Tonight:** No. 17 Tennessee volleyball meets No. 2 Pitt in the Showdown at the Net at the State Farm Field House in Kissimmee, Florida. First serve is 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 — the Lady Vols' second straight ranked opponent. - **Tonight:** Kentucky opens SEC play against Alabama. - **Friday:** Missouri at Kansas, with Green expected in the lineup. LSU volleyball hosts Charlotte at 11 a.m. at the PMAC. - **Oct. 8:** Alabama men's basketball hosts Furman in an exhibition at Coleman Coliseum, 6:30 p.m. CT. --- *Original article: [SEC Morning Report: Cayden Green Cleared for Border War as Missouri Climbs to No. 23](https://secscouts.com/news/cayden-green-cleared-border-war-missouri-no-23) — SEC Scouts*