Alabama has been in this spot before, searching for a quarterback as it heads into a season, and usually it has worked out just fine.Coach Nick Sabans Crimson Tide has won four national titles since 2009 and three of those championships came with a first-time starting quarterback running the offense.So when talking about pivotal players in the Southeastern Conference, dont be so quick to mention Alabamas starting QB, whoever that might be. History suggests the Tide will be OK.No one player will ever hold the fortunes of a team and, notwithstanding Alabamas unique situation, the quarterback is going to be really important for every team. No need to name them all. With that said, here are six players who will play a big role in determining how things shake out in the SEC this season.Nick Chubb, RB, GeorgiaChubb was one of the best running backs in the country, right in the conversation with LSUs Leonard Fournette, when he blew out his knee last October. The sophomore was averaging 124.5 yards per game. New Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart said he expects Chubb back by preseason camp but hedged on when he will be fully ready to roll and if he will play in the opener against North Carolina.Now Chubbs very capable backup, Sony Michel, is expected to be out six to eight weeks after breaking his arm. And the Bulldogs are unsettled at quarterback and receiver. The difference between a successful first season for Smart and a bumpy transition could come down to how soon Chubb is back to being the player he was before the injury.Gregory Little, OT, MississippiLaremy Tunsil is gone, leaving an NCAA mess and a big hole at left tackle behind in Oxford, Mississippi. In the 305-pound freshman from Texas, coach Hugh Freeze hopes he has another plug-and-play five-star lineman.The Rebels used redshirt freshman Alex Givens and senior Jeremy Liggins, a high school quarterback-turned-tight end and now 300-pound lineman, at tackle during the spring, and could even move center Sean Rawlings back outside. But getting Little established on quarterback Chad Kellys blind side could make a huge difference.Josh Dobbs, QB, TennesseeThe Volunteers are favored to win the East as coach Butch Jones rebuild appears to be nearing a peak. Dobbs has already established himself as dangerous dual-threat (2,291 yards passing, 671 yards rushing, 26 touchdowns accounted for) for a potentially powerful offense.The question is whether he can take the next step from good to great player by improving his accuracy (59.6 completion rate) and ability to stretch the field. It could be the difference between the Vols playing for an SEC championship or a national championship.Daylon Mack, DT, Texas A&MThe Aggies already have maybe the best defensive end in the country in Myles Garrett. Paired with edge pass rusher Daeshon Hall, Texas A&M has one of the best combos in the country outside.Defensive coordinator John Chavis is hoping former five-star recruit Mack, who shed 25 pounds in the offseason to weigh-in at 315, can blossom into a steady run stuffer in the middle of a defense that ranked near the bottom of the league against the rush (5.01 yards per carry against).Carl Lawson, DE, AuburnIts a given that the Tigers need to solve a quarterback problem that was a big part of what ruined last season. Maybe JUCO transfer John Franklin is the next Nick Marshall? But for the second straight year Auburns defense was bad (5.37 yards per play allowed and just 19 sacks), and having a healthy Lawson could help change that.Lawson missed all of 2014 (knee) and much of 2015 (hip), but has the potential to solve Auburns pass rush problem.Antonio Callaway, WR, FloridaThe sophomores status with the team is murky. Callaways attorney says he has been held out due to a university conduct code issue. Coach Jim McElwain again this week said its still unclear when Callaway will be part of the team again.Solely from a football standpoint, the Gators are lacking established playmakers, breaking in a new quarterback and could really use Callaway, who averaged 19.4 yards per catch last season.Extra pointEight more pivotal players: Brandon Harris, QB, LSU; Kody Walker, RB, Arkansas; Alex Ross, RB, Missouri; Matt Elam, DT, Kentucky; AJ Jefferson, DE, Mississippi State; Ralph Webb, RB, Vanderbilt.---Follow Ralph D. 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Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Jay Beagle was rewarded for not giving up on Tuesday night.The veteran Washington forward scored with 30 seconds left in the third period to lift the Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets for their third straight win.Beagle scored the winning goal off a draw in the Winnipeg zone.I won the draw back and (defenseman John Carlson) whiffs on it, said Beagle, who had two assists in a weekend win over Calgary. I tried to whack at it and it hopped over my stick. I was pushing laterally and just tried to slide it through and it went in. It was one of those goals where if you keep whacking at it, eventually it goes in.Braden Holtby made 43 saves, Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist, and Karl Alzner also scored for Washington, which has won six of nine this season (6-2-1). Evgeny Kuznetsov had two assists in the finale of the Capitals four-game trip to Canada.Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck finished with 24 saves.We played well tonight, Jets captain Blake Wheeler said. You take from it that all is not fair in this league and try to replicate that game on Thursday night.The teams conclude a home-and-home set at Washington on Thursday night.Holtby wasnt feeling too great about anything other than the two points.If (the Jets) had a little luck on their side, they probably would have came out on top in this one, and we know that, Holtby said. But we battled it out. Sometimes theyre not pretty.With the Capitals leading 2-0, Scheifele got the Jets on the scoreboard with his fifth of the season with just under 7 minutes remaining. With the teams playing 4-on-4, Scheifele took a rebound and fired a shot through a narrow opening between Holtby and the postfor his team-leading ninth point of the season.Lowry tied it with about 2 1/2 minutes to go with his first of the season. Winnipeg winger Joel Armia fought for the puck off the boards and passed it to Lowry, who went in front of Holtby and waited until he was sprawled on the ice to fire the puck into the net.ddddddddddddObviously, were happy we came back in it, but at the end of the day we still didnt finish it off, Scheifele said. I think there are a lot of guys that are happy with the way that we played. We played good throughout the whole game. Putting up over 45 shots or whatever we had against a team like that is big for us. Its definitely tough to lose a game when you come back like that.Alzner scored his second goal of the season with 44 seconds left in the first period. His shot from the point appeared to change direction through traffic and went over Hellebuycks glove. It gave the Capitals the first goal for the eighth time in nine games this season.Winnipeg forward Shawn Matthias suffered a lower-body injury in the first period and didnt return.Johansson made it 2-0 at 8:15 of the second after a Jets turnover in the neutral zone. Kuznetsov got the puck and went behind the net before feeding a pass to Johansson, whose shot from close in front went under Hellebuyck.I gave it to (Kuznetsov) and he pretty much did everything and he gave it right back to me in front of the net, Johannson said. I got lucky it went in. I mean, (the puck) was laying on top of (Hellebuycks) pad. I kind of missed a half-open net at first, but sometimes its just going your way a little bit. Its good to see it go in.Game notes Johanssons sixth goal of the season was his fifth in three games and gave him a team-leading 11 points. ... Even before Matthias went out, Winnipeg was without injured veteran D Tyler Myers and F Drew Stafford.UP NEXTCapitals: Host Winnipeg on Thursday night to open a three-game homestand.Jets: At Washington on Thursday night in the opener of a three-game road trip. 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