Quarterback Corbin Berkstresser has been reinstated to the Missouri team, the Kansas City Star has reported. Berkstresser was arrested in mid-May for leaving the scene of an accident after driving into a parked Oldsmobile and leaving. He was suspended from the team, but reinstated after the Columbia police downgraded the charge to a misdemeanour. Berkstresser is the Tigers' back-up quarterback, and will be taking reps with current QB James Franklin currently recovering from shoulder surgery. Without him, the Star said, Missouri would have been struggling with quarterbacks, and have had to Read more [...]

The SEC has added a new bowl to its list - and this time it's not a deal with the Pac-10 or Big Ten...or even Big XII. Anyway, the SEC - according to a tweet from CBS writer Brett McMurphy - has signed a deal that will see the SEC add the Independence Bowl to its growing list of bowls - with the much-maligned ACC as its partner. The deal - the SEC's 10th bowl in all - will be for 2012 and 2013, and will see the SEC's No. 10 play the ACC's No.7 team. The great news for SEC fans is that the Bowl's in Shreveport, Louisiana, meaning that it'll be close enough for most SEC schools to get to. The Read more [...]

Police investigating the arrest of Missouri back-up quarterback Corbin Berkstresser  have decided to charge the player with a misdemeanor not a felony after being arrested for leaving the scene of an accident in mid-May, Dave Matter of Mizzou's Columbia Daily Tribune has reported. Berkstresser was suspended from the team - already suffering from the absence of QB James Franklin, who is recovering from shoulder surgery - after his arrest on May 12th because of the charges hanging over him after he smashed his car into another - parked - one in Columbia. Matter tweeted: "With the misdemeanor Read more [...]

Just because the Spring Meetings have finished, doesn't mean recruitment ends. Auburn University has picked up the commitment of cornerback Jahmere Irvin-Sills from Maryland. He's been ranked three-star by Rivals, and had a bunch of interest all along the Eastern seaboard. The recruitment was somewhat of a blow to West Virginia, who had been  interested in Irvin-Sills for a while. Offering Irvin-Sills - on top of Auburn - were (in no particular order) - Ole Miss, West Virginia, NC State, Boston College, Connecticut, Hawaii, Houston, Maryland, Rutgers, Southern Miss and Temple. Penn State Read more [...]

The SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fl. weren't low on discussion. To make it a quick read (and to not try and tread on too much old ground, The SEC Football Blog brings you a (not completely complete) list of winners and losers from the three days of meetings. If you have any more, please comment! WINNERS The supporters of tradition: The SEC voted for the 6-1-1 schedule to stick around for the next half a decade, meaning that the century-old Auburn-Georgia and Alabama - Tennessee rivalries stay intact. And so does the LSU vs Florida game, which has been going for a mere 41 years, which Read more [...]

News just in from Friday's SEC Spring Meetings voting: The 6-1-1 scheduling has - at last and despite Les Miles and Steve Spurrier's call for something different - passed as expected. The format will mean that the Auburn vs Georgia rivalry will continue, along with Alabama vs Tennessee and (unfortunately for Miles), LSU vs Florida. Arkansas vs Missouri will be a new rivalry, as will Vanderbilt vs Ole Miss, Mississippi State vs Kentucky, and Texas A&M vs South Carolina. Florida AD Jeremy told reporters at the event that the vote was "not unanimous", which sadly means that they'll be arguing Read more [...]