Tag: SEC West

Ole Miss O-Lineman transferring…..to Auburn

Ole Miss sophomore offensive linesman Austin Golson has announced that he’s leaving Oxford….to walk-on at Auburn. Golson played for Ole Miss as a reserve right guard as a freshman in 2013 and it was thought that he could have started in 2014. Anyway, he won’t. He will not receive a scholarship in 2014 from Auburn, but will walk on and pay his student fees. Golson’s not leaving for any other reason that he wants to be closer to his sick grandparents. He’s from Prattville, AL, which is a just over an hour away on I-85. Golson was offered by Alabama, Auburn and Florida State – and recruited heavily by the former two in high school. He was ranked the ninth-best

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Auburn beats Alabama, MSU to 4-star LB commitment

Auburn has shored up their future defense by landing another monster recruit in four-star linebacker Darrell Williams. 6ft 3, 223lb Williams, who hails from Birmingham, AL and plays at Hoover, announced that he would be playing for the Tigers on Wednesday. 24-7 Sports has ranked Williams as the nation’s 16th outside linebacker, and 6th-best in the State of Alabama. Williams was recruited by Alabama and Mississippi State, and also had offers from Florida State and Cincinnati.    

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Vanderbilt investigated by US Government

Vanderbilt is to be investigated by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for its handling of possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. This should be no surprise to the SEC university’s administration, who is facing new allegations that then-football coach James Franklin tried to persuade a rape victim to be one of a more than 10 girls to become ‘hostesses’ for the university’s recruiting purposes. The school is one of a number of schools currently under US Government investigation for violating Title IX. Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be

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SEC’s 6-1-1 schedule: The Pros and Cons

Les Miles is furious that LSU will remain Florida’s permanent cross-division rival for the foreseeable future. The SEC announced Sunday that they are going to keep the 6-1-1 structure, with a permanent rival ensuring that LSU plays Florida. Auburn and Georgia will keep The South’s Oldest Rivalry, and Alabama will play Tennessee. They will also be mandated to play one out-of-conference game against one team from either the ACC, Pac-12, Big XII or Big Ten per year starting 2016. Miles told The Advocate: “We play the toughest schedule in America in our conference, and then we have the bias of the permanent partner…We’re now also being mandated to take a BCS team. The bias of the schedule continues to be

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Would anyone force Steve Spurrier to resign?

It’s interesting, reading excerpts of Steve Spurrier’s interview with ESPN’s Chris Low. Apparently he said that he’d rather not be siphoned off into retirement, but instead simply “resign”. “I like resign a lot better“, said the South Carolina coach. “Retiring sounds too much like you’re going to sit around and not do a whole lot. I’m not a sit-around kind of guy.” The problem is is that with Steve Spurrier could be a victim of his own success. Steve Spurrier has guided South Carolina to three straight 11 wins seasons (2011, 2012, 2013). He’s also had three-straight bowl wins. He’s taken South Carolina to a SEC Championship Game and if we’re honest, the Gamecocks have been unlucky with their schedule

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4-star DEs commit to Alabama

Four-star defensive end Christian Bell has committed to Alabama. The player, who hails from Hoover, AL, was offered by Mississippi State, South Carolina, UCLA and Vanderbilt (amongst others), before making his decision to play for Nick Saban. LSU had recruited the player but did not make an offer, while Bama’s offensive line Mario Cristobal did the recruiting for their hated rival. Bell is the No.11-ranked player at his position. He’ll come into Tuscaloosa alongside the No.1-ranked player at the position, Mekhi Brown, who decided to come to the Crimson Tide instead of Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Southern Cal.  

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Pre-Iron Bowl? 4-star Safety/RB opts for Auburn, not Alabama

4-star running back/safety Kerryon Johnson has committed to Auburn, nixing hot competition from Alabama and Florida State. Johnson, who plays at Madison Academy, AL, said in a press conference: “The Auburn coaches are good Christian guys who will get on you, but it’s about love…..We talked about family.” Johnson also had offers from Clemson and LSU, and had visited Alabama, Florida State and Auburn previously. He’s ranked the 2nd-best player in the State of Alabama behind defensive tackle Daron Payne….who’s also committed to Auburn. Highlights of Johnson’s offensive and defensive highlights can be seen here.

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Missouri boots out starting WR

Missouri has booted out starting wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. The troubled wide receiver had been suspended earlier in the week (although he wasn’t arrested) by coach Gary Pinkel, who later decided to dismiss him. Pinkel said in a release sent out to the media: “This decision was made with the best interests of all involved in mind….Dorial’s priority going forward needs to be focusing on getting the help he needs. As we have all along, we will continue to do everything we can to assist Dorial and his family. We care deeply about Dorial and his well-being, but hopefully he can benefit from a fresh start.” Pinkel’s decision seems to have been made after a Green-Beckham was allegedly involved in

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Saban hires former Washington assistant as ‘intern’

Alabama has another addition to its staff: Former Washington assistant Tosh Lupoi. Lupoi has come on board the Crimson Tide freight train as an ‘intern’, where he will help with coaching as well as recruiting. Lupoi was investigated by the NCAA after allegations that he paid a high school recruit while he was working at the University of Washington. “He’s going to be an intern, and he’s got a lot of good experience both coaching and recruiting,” Saban said in a press conference. “He didn’t get a job this year, didn’t have any issues relative to the way we checked him out with the NCAA, which we do with everybody that we hire… He’s going to be an intern that helps

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LSU Spring Game Preview: The unset jigsaw

The LSU Spring Game is on Saturday, but it seems like a late April Fool’s piece without the jigsaw. Anyway, here’s some Spring Game thoughts: WHO CAN FILL THE QUARTERBACK HOLE? Let’s get this straight: Anthony Jennings started his career with LSU in pretty impressive fashion, leading the Tigers to a breathtaking last-ditch win over Arkansas last year, before not particularly impressing anybody in the Tigers 21-14 Outback Bowl win. He hasn’t had a game where he’s passed over 100 yards, and he’s hasn’t actually excited anyone either. It’ll be interesting to see how Jennings, freshmen Brandon Harris and Hayden Rettig play in the Spring Game – Les Miles is going to give all of them chances to impress (you

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