As y'all know by this blog, we love the SEC and we're really happy that two teams have been added to the SEC schedule. Missouri's going to be a  cold and difficult place for rivals to play in the East, and Texas A&M's going to be a deafening place to play in the West. But let's be honest - when it became known that Texas A&M was not going to play Texas anymore, it ripped a lot out of college football's soul. For over 118 years, Texas and Texas A&M beat the crap out of each other. Even if both sides weren't good, they were got off the turf for The Thanksgiving Game of All Thanksgiving Read more [...]

ESPN will be showing two SEC games on the first night of the season, the network announced. South Carolina's tricky trip to Vanderbilt and Texas A&M first game of its SEC existence - against Louisiana Tech- will be shown on ESPN and ESPNU respectively. We'll go out on a limb and say that we expect the Aggies- yes, even with THAT defence - to win that one comfortably. You should also keep an eye out for September 13th, when former Auburn offensive co-ordinator Gus Malzahn takes his Arkansas State team on the road to noisy Lincoln, Nebraska for a showdown with the mighty Nebraska Cornhuskers. Read more [...]

It seems that if you're a four and five-star recruit, you are either heading to Tuscaloosa, Ann Arbor, or Los Angeles these days. Parker McLeod, the highly sought-after quarterback from Walton High School in Georgia, decided that he wanted to go to Tuscaloosa to play his football in 2013 - and so committed to Nick Saban and his Crimson company on Friday. “Alabama was my dream school all along,” McLeod told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I got a firm offer from them on Wednesday and I committed on the spot. They wanted me to wait a little bit, or until Friday, until I went public Read more [...]

Nick Saban added his 15th commitment of the season when Texan cornerback Maurice Smith committed to play for Alabama, Al.com has reported. According to the report, Smith announced the decision via press release. He said: "Maurice Smith II (Fort Bend Sugarland Dulles c/o 2013) has researched, evaluated, and visited and has reached his decision to commit to University of Alabama and play for Nick Saban's defense." He added: "I knew this would be one of the biggest decisions in my life, and at 16 it seemed almost too big, and a lot of pressure. But someone told me that I would know when it was Read more [...]

Before Missouri, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Arkansas fans get angry and upset as to why Mssrs Pinkel, Sumlin, Freeze and Smith aren't on the list, it's because none of them have had SEC coaching game under their belts so they are going in the N/A category. But for the other 10, here's the SEC Football Blog's ranking of the conference's coaches. Tell us what you think - as we're sure you will- if you disagree... 1. Nick Saban (Alabama) There are those who love him (Alabama fans, his family) and those who hate him (Other SEC fans, Miami Dolphins fans), but there's one thing for certain: Read more [...]

LSU has grabbed a major out-of-state coup when four-star dual threat quarterback Anthony Jennings committed to play for the Tigers. Jennings, who plays his football in Marietta, Georgia, was ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals. He gained offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky and the two Mississippi schools in the SEC as well as a number of other Big Ten and Big XII schools - including West Virginia, Wisconsin, Nebraskas and Iowa. Steve Kragthorpe did the recruiting. BOTTOM LINE: Les Miles is a fan of dual threat quarterbacks and although Jordan Jefferson had his (many) problems, Read more [...]

The Atlanta media is already fretting about Georgia recruiting, and it isn't even football season yet. On the AJC's website, the paper says: "Derrick Henry: Should UGA be worried about 5-star tailback visiting Alabama?" Henry, you remember, was seen as one of Georgia's biggest recruiting coups when he plumped for the Bulldogs in July. But Alabama has four things in its favour. Firstly, the Tide have  just won a National Championship - its second in three years. Secondly, the school's last two running backs were Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson - who ended up being quite good, by the way. Read more [...]

The Georgia Bulldogs have extended the contract of their sometime under-fire coach, Mark Richt, the school announced today. The three-year extension will mean that Richt - who still has two years running onto his contract - will stay with the Dawgs until the 2016 season - if he's not let go (which is always a risk in the SEC). Last year Richt led Georgia from a 0-2 hole to winning the SEC East. They played well in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta before dropped passes eventually got the better of them and LSU won handily. Chip Towers at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted on Twitter Read more [...]

Got you, didn't we? LSU strength and conditioning coach Derrick LeBlanc has left the SEC giant to become the defensive line coach at Wyoming, the Cowboys said today. "What a great opportunity to be here in Wyoming" said LeBlanc. "Coach Christensen has done a great job over the last three years. To be given the opportunity to come here and help build on the success that Wyoming has had over the past several years is something I know will be a great experience for me and my family." "I am extremely pleased we have been able to add Derrick LeBlanc to our coaching staff," said Cowboys head Read more [...]

Local wide receiver Josh Smith has committed to the University of Tennessee, GoVolsXtra.com has reported. The article says that the Vols leadership were impressed by Christian Academy of Knoxville receiver at a camp on Tuesday. But Smith had impressed other schools, because Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Kentucky had all invited him to camps later in the summer, the report said. The decision follows last week's decision by offensive linesman Brett Kendrick - one of the Smith's classmates at Christian Academy - to go to UT. Read more [...]