It's been widely reported but this is the news out of Florida - the Georgia Bulldogs have gone down south and grabbed wide receiver Reggie Davis. Tallahassee-based Davis, ranked the 17th wide receiver in the nation, was recruited far and wide by schools, including Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee out of the SEC and Clemson, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, NC State, and Oregon - amongst others - outside of the conference. The 6ft tall Davis - a four-star receiver according to Yahoo Rivals - has a 4.55 40, and weighs 158-lbs. The news comes hot Read more [...]

While other teams have been loading up on their commitment arsenals for the 2013 season, it's been fair to say that Joker Phillips and his team at Kentucky have been rather slower than most. Having said that, the commitment of three-star defensive end Alvonte Bell to Lexington - Phillips' second commit of the season- could start some sort of storm. Phillips beat Florida State, Louisville, Clemson, West Virginia, Notre Dame and both Mississippi schools to the commitment of the 6 ft 6, 240-lb player.   THE BOTTOM LINE: Could this be the new Colin Ukwu? Cats fans hope so! If Bell Read more [...]

Ole Miss has beaten some of its biggest SEC rivals to three-star QB Ryan Buchanan, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger has reported. The Jackson, Mississippi QB was recruited by the Rebels, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt and cross-state rival Mississippi State, as well as Big XII giant Oklahoma State amongst others. Buchanan told the paper: "I am 100% solid on it. I prayed about it. Two weeks ago I wasn't sure about where I was going. But I'm at peace about it now. I'm fully confident and not changing my decision." He added: "I love Coach (Hugh) Freeze and I love the vision that Read more [...]

Giant Georgia recruit John Atkins will not be able to report to his first UGA training camp after failing to get the required score on his ACT, the Atlanta Journal- Constitution has reported. The 6 ft 4, 325-lb defensive linesman, who signed for the Bulldogs in February told the paper that he failed the test by "just one point", and will therefore have to be redshirted for his first season. He said: "I’m going to get it [the test score], and I feel like I can get it. I’m going to tutoring all week on how to take it. I’ll be ready for it.” He will be working out at his high school, Read more [...]

Former Tennessee Volunteers star running back Jamal Lewis was in bankruptcy court in Atlanta on Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported. Lewis, who had 2,677 yards and 17 yards receiving in three successful years for the Volunteers from 1997-9 - which included a National Championship in 1998, moved to the Baltimore Ravens (and later the Cleveland Browns) where he had a career where he mounted up 10,607 yards rushing and 58 touchdowns. Lewis was thumped by debts after a string of bad investments, the Baltimore Sun reports in an excellent article, including a house, a transport Read more [...]

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 [...]