Thursday, April 30th, 2015 at 4:14 pm
Auburn defensive end Elijah Daniel has been suspended after being arrested for theft.
According to AL.com, Daniel’s arrest came after a month-long investigation into a sequence of robberies at the university, in which phones and various items of jewelry were taken.
Daniel, DeNorris James and Khalil Sellers face four charges of property theft and four burglary charges, which AL.com adds “includes six felonies”.
Daniel managed 24 tackles and 3.5 stats in 27 games for the Tigers.
Monday, April 27th, 2015 at 5:50 pm
The NFL Draft is coming, and with it, more SEC glory.
We may not have Jameis Winston or Marcus Mariota or even Leonard Williams to boast about, but we do have Dante Fowler Jr (Florida), Amari Cooper (Alabama), Todd Gurley (Georgia) and Shane Ray (Missouri).
WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR?
Yes, we get that our No.1 Draft pick from last year - South Carolina monster Jadeveon Clowney hasn't panned out as we had hoped for - but that was a mixture of Houston's turf and a hell of a lot of bad luck. Texas A&M's Heisman-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel spent more time in rehab than he did on the
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Nick Saban, the head coach of Alabama, has said that Jonathan Taylor will not be reinstated in Tuscaloosa despite the defensive tackle's girlfriend recanting her accusation of domestic violence on Saturday night.
"That decision has already been made. He won't be back with us," Saban said in an interview with ESPN.com. The University added that Taylor won't be to continue studies as a student in Tuscaloosa either. "Jonathan Taylor is no longer a student at The University of Alabama and is not eligible for readmission."
Taylor arrived on Alabama's campus as an early enrolee to the team after
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 at 3:53 pm
Nick Saban is stuck between a rock and a hard place in the Jonathan Taylor situation, and both sides don't look attractive to the Alabama head coach.
It emerged on Monday that Taylor's girlfriend had recanted her story about being domestically abused, and she was arrested. Prosecutors are still convinced that something went on, and questions about that night vary. There's also been some really interesting comments from domestic abuse lawyers on Reddit about story recantation that you MUST look at, if you get the chance.
Anyway, this has led people to wondering: "Well, if he's
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Sunday, March 29th, 2015 at 8:01 pm
Jonathan Taylor, the former Georgia DT booted from Athens after domestic violence charges who then enrolled at Alabama, has been booted by the Crimson Tide after being arrested for domestic violence charges.
According to ESPN: "Police officers responded to a call near Alabama's campus to speak with a woman who told police she was assaulted by her boyfriend at approximately 6 p.m. Saturday.
After speaking to the woman about an altercation that took place at her residence, officers located the suspect at the residence and spoke to him about the incident. Officers found probable cause to arrest
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 at 10:48 pm
To celebrate Gator Day with the Florida Gators Alumni Association (OK, this writer didn't attend the University of Florida, but we thought it might be fun, anyhow), we're putting out 10 of the most famous Florida Gators.
Now, you might say that Aaron Hernandez is one of the most famous Florida Gators in history thanks to his murder trial, but we're thinking ON the field (and maybe one off it), rather than OFF it. And by the way, Jeff Driskel's not making the list. Sorry, Driskelians.
1. Tim Tebow (QB)
Won a Heisman Trophy, two National Championships, two SEC Championships, and
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Thursday, March 12th, 2015 at 9:45 pm
The SEC has named former COO Greg Sankey as the league's new Commissioner after Mike Slive had to resign due to treatments for cancer.
Sankey, who has been at the SEC for 12 years and was the league's Executive Associate Commissioner, was announced by head of SEC presidents and chancellors Nick Zeppos.
He will take over Slive's job when he formally retires on end-July this year.
“The institutions of the Southeastern Conference searched for a commissioner who would carry forward the momentum of success enjoyed by the SEC over the last decade while also possessing a vision for change in
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 at 12:32 pm
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott has been attacked while on Spring Break in Panama City.
This video recently surfaced on Facebook. You can see Prescott- in the rainbow shorts- being surrounded by 3 or 4 guys and - unsurprisingly - not looking certain on his feet moments after the attack.
Pictures have emerged of his bloody face and body after the attack, although he is not thought to be badly injured.
Prescott was on Spring Break with some Mississippi State players when the incident happened. There are rumors that it was Tennessee fans who attacked Prescott, although MSU blog
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Saturday, February 28th, 2015 at 1:01 am
I've been looking at this for a while now, and I still can't understand why LSU was hit with recruiting violations fines by the SEC.
According to the SEC, LSU prospect Matt Womack signed a financial aid agreement with the Tigers, only to back out of the deal, de-commit, and go to Alabama instead.
Because there had been an arrangement where recruits who signed a financial aid agreement with a school could be contacted by that school on an unlimited fashion (yeah, we're confused right here!), LSU obviously contacted Womack heavily....and now he's gone to Tuscaloosa, the SEC found that that
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Saturday, February 21st, 2015 at 12:18 am
The NCAA said today that Florida had been investigated for a recruiting violation involving former wide receivers coach Joker Phillips, but would not face sanctions.
Although the NCAA did not mention Phillips, it did note that a 'former Florida assistant coach' visited a Florida prospect off-campus before the NCAA rules allowed for contact, adding that the Gators had suspended the assistant coach in question (Phillips resigned in June, incidentally), and that the "corrective actions and penalties self-imposed by the school were appropriate and assigned no additional penalties or measures."
The
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