Dak Prescott was close to leaving Mississippi State and going pro, admitted head coach Dan Mullen. "He applied, got all of his NFL paperwork," Mullen said.  He added that it was with his counsel that Prescott decided to stay in school. "We did some research and study of looking at quarterbacks that were coming out, where he might fall.....If he had gone and maybe midround draft pick that's going to sit the bench in the NFL, he'd have a chance to get zero game reps, and I think that experience in the long run will help his career of getting those live game reps. It might not be at the NFL speed Read more [...]

Kevin Sumlin, the Texas A&M head coach, has admitted that thr straight losses to LSU led him to hiring new defensive co-ordinator John Chavis. Firstly, the question: "Coach, you guys played LSU the last three seasons. They held you to under 20 points in all three games, all losses. Did you kind of take the mindset, if we can't beat LSU and John Chavis, I'll go hire him away?" Sumlin's answer was brutal and to-the-point: "I didn't kind of. That's exactly what I did. There's really nothing more to the answer than that. That's true. We've studied the defense. We get it. We struggled. It's a Read more [...]

I could sit here and give you a long news article about Steve Spurrier and what he said about South Carolina football - "We've got a good team at South Carolina ready to go this year. We had a little bit of a struggle in the middle of last season" - but that's not why we look out for what the Head Ball Coach says at SEC Media Days. It's the zingers. So here's a collection of them: INTRODUCTION SPEECH "A lot of familiar faces out there after a lot of years coming to this event. I figured a bunch of you guys would have retired by now." "We believe we have a fighting chance to do that. Read more [...]

Texas A&M 5-star commit and No.2 prospect in the nation Greg Little has decommitted. The 6.5, 305lb giant offensive linesman from Allen High School in Allen, TX is ranked as the top player in Texas, top offensive tackle and No.2 player overall. He is said to have great feet for his size. 247Sports.com now has Alabama as a favorite for Little's commitment. Texas A&M originally beat Alabama, Oklahoma and Ole Miss to Little's commitment on June 20th, 2014. Ohio State is also thought to be a contender after putting in an offer. Little has been recruited by a ton of schools apart Read more [...]

Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason isn't shying away from responsibility for Vanderbilt's awful 2014 season. "We weren't a very competitive football team in 2014, and that's on me. I take full responsibility for that," he said at the SEC Media Days in Florida today. "We struggled to find identity," he said. "What we've tried to do in the last eight months is try to right the wrong." When asked about pressure, he said: "It's college football. I've been coaching 22 years. So my understanding is that every year I coach on a one-year mentality. That's a mindset. That's what you do. You understand Read more [...]

The turnaround of the Florida Gators isn't going to happen overnight, new coach Jim McElwain has said. McElwain, who came from Colorado State after head coach Will Muschamp was ousted from Gainseville after an awful 2014 (led by an horrific offense), said at the SEC Media Days: "I think part of the experience of being in this conference is realizing it doesn't happen just overnight," he said. He was full of praise of standout corner Vernon Hargreaves, who could well be a Top 5 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft: "I love the way this guy comes to work every day. The way he practices, the way he thrives Read more [...]

Auburn is to get All-SEC offensive linesman Alex Kozan back for the start of the 2015 season, Gus Malzahn said at SEC Media Days.

Kozan missed the whole of last year after herniating a disk in his back, but has returned for non-contact drills and was cleared to return for the start of the season although still isn’t in full shape.

“He’s a tough guy coming back,” Malzahn said.

According to Gus Malzahn, Auburn's move to get Will Muschamp was an exceptionally positive one. "Defensively in the offseason, we hired Will Muschamp, in my opinion, the best defensive mind in all of football, not just college football," he said at the SEC Media Days. "Our defensive players have taken on his personality, which I really like." He added: " He just has that presence around him that he gives all the coaches confidence. He gives his players confidence. And he's got the it factor. So we're very blessed to combine his defense with an offense that we've been running. We think the Read more [...]

On Tuesday we told you what we're expecting from SEC West coaches on the schedule. It should be a lot of talk about the schedule, quarterbacking and good running backs. Of course, we'd love them to talk about LSU and Alabama's penchant for getting people arrested, shitty defensive co-ordinators, and their hot wives/daughters/do-nothing husbands-in-law, but it's probably not going to happen. Anyway, this time it's time for your SEC East coaches. FLORIDA What Jim McElwain will probably get asked: How he's settling into the job ("I love it down here. It's a change from the Rockies"), how Read more [...]

The SEC Media Days (July 13-16) don't generally have a whole lot, yet they are still entertaining. Maybe it's because Steve Spurrier is always guaranteed the good one-liner, maybe it's because Nick Saban's always whining about something that's wrong with college football,  or maybe it's because we're all waiting for Les Miles to kiss one of his players on the mouth. Here's what we think each school's going to get asked about.....and what they SHOULD get asked about.... ALABAMA What they will ask Nick Saban: The evil schedule (The quotes that will get spouted will be: "We play in the Read more [...]