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SEC announces additional conference games for 2020 football season

August 7, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (August 7, 2020) – The Southeastern Conference on Friday announced the two additional non-divisional opponents each school will play as part of the SEC’s conference-only football schedule in 2020.

College Football Playoff puts SEC champion in a bind

August 6, 2020

The 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide would not have won the national championship under the current College Football Playoff schedule, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon.

New Texas A&M commit Kendal Daniels is a game changer

August 5, 2020

It is always big news when a school is able to land the No. 1 player in a state to their recruiting class. That is exactly what happened over the weekend as Texas A&M picked […]

Gabe Cavazos gives Mississippi State a dominating presence on the line

August 5, 2020

Mississippi State picked up one of those building blocks this week with the commitment of Lake Cormorant High School (MS) big man Gabe Cavazos.

As we wait for SEC schedule plan, college football is in chaos

July 30, 2020

So, the SEC will release a 10-game completely conference schedule fairly soon, certainly by the end of the first week of August… or at least, that’s what I and many others think. This delay can’t […]

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SEC football to start on September 26 with 10-game conference schedule

July 30, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama July 30, 2020) – The Southeastern Conference has established September 26 as the new kickoff for its 2020 football season to allow its universities to focus on the healthy return of their campus […]

In a landscape with many moving parts, all eyes turn to Atlanta in the SEC

July 29, 2020

There are so many different news components to the coronavirus pandemic: the medical side, the economic side, the governmental side, the cultural side, and dozens of other aspects of life.

LSU linebacker commit Greg Penn III runs through opponents

July 29, 2020

LSU won a big recruiting battle in mid-July as the Tigers picked up a big commitment in 4-star linebacker Greg Penn III out of Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha High school.

SEC faces unique challenges with 2020 adjusted schedule plan

July 29, 2020

There will not be a USC-Alabama game on September 5. That is one of the higher-profile games involving an SEC team which will not take place in 2020, due to COVID-19. With the Pac-12 and […]

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5-star DL Damon Payne commits to Alabama

July 28, 2020

An athlete stepping straight into the all-name team of defensive players, Damon Payne announced his commitment to Alabama over the weekend.

The path to an SEC and college football season

July 26, 2020

As the United States continues to wrestle with COVID-19 and all of its various complications, virtually any column on college football in a pandemic has to begin with these three basic statements:

Georgia gains top 2022 commit in Cedric Washington

July 26, 2020

We are taking a break from the Class of 2021 recruits today to look at a big-time playmaker Cedric Washington who has committed to play for the Georgia Bulldogs as part of their Class of […]

How will SEC and college football recruiting change if there’s no high school football this fall?

July 22, 2020

It has been necessary to focus our attention on college football, which faces a stiff-enough challenge in its own right to play this fall. The NFL has a much better chance of being able to […]

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Play or not, SEC athletes will keep scholarships and remain in good standing

July 17, 2020

The Southeastern Conference released a statement on Friday that addressed the status of players who refuse to participate in athletic contests in the fall of 2020.

Missouri defensive end commit Shemar Pearl a game changer

July 16, 2020

Missouri picked up a big – literally – recruit in June as it filtered through that DE Shemar Pearl has committed to the Missouri Tigers for the second time. Pearl – out of Plano West […]

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New Alabama LB commit Kendrick Blackshire is a tackling machine

July 15, 2020

It was the turn of the Alabama Crimson Tide to pick up a commitment from a high-end linebacker on Tuesday as 4-star prospect Kendrick Blackshire pledged his collegiate future to Tuscaloosa.

Time to get serious about alternative college football schedules for the SEC

July 15, 2020

Given that six weeks has generally (if not uniformly) been established as the most reasonable timetable for a college football team to sufficiently prepare for the start of the season, any attempt to play a […]

The pressure on Jimbo Fisher has increased without any games being played

July 12, 2020

The pressure on Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher was always going to be enormous heading into the 2020 SEC football season. Obviously, if there is no season played, Fisher won’t have to deal with […]

New Arkansas CB commit Chase Lowery has blazing speed

July 11, 2020

The Arkansas Razorbacks picked up a defensive piece on Thursday with the commitment of 3-star cornerback Chase Lowery out of Frisco High School in Texas.

Georgia-Alabama isn’t played often enough, but the past decade has saved the series

July 10, 2020

If we do have a 2020 SEC college football season, Georgia and Alabama will meet. It’s the SEC series which has happened far too rarely — more than any other SEC series. Purely by process […]

Linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson and the destruction of a quarterback

July 10, 2020

The rich got a little bit richer on Wednesday as the Georgia Bulldogs picked up a big commitment into their class of 2021 recruiting cycle. Jamon Dumas-Johnson is a 4-star OLB out of St. Francis […]

New Kentucky commit LB Martez Thrower dominates the point of attack

July 6, 2020

The Kentucky Wildcats continued their march up the 2021 recruiting rankings over the holiday weekend as Mark Stoops and company picked up a big recruit from out of state.

Nick Saban, SEC coaches shouldn’t wait for SEC Media Days to address COVID-19 pandemic

July 6, 2020

No date has been specified for the virtual version of SEC Media Days later this summer. The event was originally scheduled for next week (July 13-16). If anything, it is likely to be later than […]

Hudson Wolfe has wingspan and dexterity to dominate defenders

July 4, 2020

Tennessee picked up a big commitment in June – and a fantastic name to boot – as 4-star TE Hudson Wolfe pledged his college future to the Vols. Wolfe – who has a career set […]

We’re hoping for SEC football in September. So are the Florida Gators

July 1, 2020

Everyone wants to see SEC football in two months. We all hope it happens. Football is very precious and significant, but as much as we treasure it as a foundational aspect of our culture and […]

New LSU commit Garrett Dellinger is a bulldozer on the field

June 29, 2020

It is not always the flashy recruits that build a program. There are few positions less flashy than offensive tackle – offensive guard perhaps – but all the quarterback talent in the world is worthless […]

Recent Ole Miss commit rarely misses a tackle

June 29, 2020

The Ole Miss Rebels picked up a big recruit this week to add to their defensive backfield. Demarko Williams – out of Westlake (Atlanta, Geo.) High School – committed to the Rebels over interest from […]

College football and COVID-19: Helping the economy and being disciplined are not enemies; they can go together

June 27, 2020

I start with a very simple statement SEC football fans are generally going to agree with: College football really needs to be played this year.

Missouri lands top notch Tennessee running back

June 26, 2020

Missouri may have had a quiet start to the Covid-19 influenced recruiting trail, but the Tigers are coming on strong and they might have had the best couple of weeks of any team in the […]

New Mississippi State DE commit led team to National Title

June 24, 2020

The Mississippi State Bulldogs recently had a hit and a miss on the recruiting trail. The hit was the commitment of the No. 1 JuCo ILB in the country – Navonteque Strong – while the […]

Arkansas WR commit can make the difficult catches

June 22, 2020

The Arkansas Razorbacks picked up a piece in their rebuilding project on Tuesday as WR Jaedon Wilson committed to the school and its recruiting class of 2021.

Johnny Majors learned from the best and never stopped pursuing improvement

June 22, 2020

A remarkable piece of reporting was published in The Athletic the other day. You might have read it if you subscribe. Joe Rexrode talked to Johnny Majors shortly before he died at age 85. Neither […]

Gamecock running back commit “dances through defenders”

June 22, 2020

South Carolina recently picked up an exciting commit when Lee County (Leesburg, Geo.) running back Caleb McDowell pledged to the program for the class of 2021.

LB commit Kyndrich Breedlove gives Ole Miss a ball attacker

June 21, 2020

The Ole Miss Rebels recently picked up a big recruit as Kyndrich Breedlove committed to their Class of 2021.

Alabama Football Recruiting

Alabama LB commit has high football IQ

June 20, 2020

It is the turn of the Alabama Crimson Tide to pick up a commitment from an in-state recruit as Prattville (Prattville, Ala.) High School standout Ian Jackson has pledged to be a part of the […]

Georgia LB commit Chaz Chambliss has aggressive nature

June 20, 2020

Keeping the cream of the talent at home is always going to be important in the SEC. That is why it is a big deal that the Georgia Bulldogs landed the commitment of the No. […]