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The kicking game and special teams, while not as discussed as offense or defense, is vital, as any coach will admit. That's what gives kicker Cole Hedlund (Argyle, Texas) incentive every time he steps on the field. Hedlund has put up impressive nu...

Blog | June 16, 2013

With Twitter questions on how a couple of SEC and Big Ten teams are doing, plus what goes into writing evals, Tom Luginbill answers them all.

Story | Conversation | June 14, 2013

As the offseason grinds on and the days get hotter, we're slowly creeping closer and closer to the 2013 football season. With every day that ticks down until the start of a new, glorious football season, we're seeing more preseason predictions. It...

The SEC slate for Bret Bielema isn't exactly a great welcoming present from the league. Nonconference opponents (2012 records) Aug. 31: LA-Lafayette (9-4) Sept. 7: Samford (7-4) Sept. 14: Southern Miss (0-12) Sept. 21: Rutgers (9-4) SEC h...

Defensive end Hjalte Froholdt (Warren, Ohio/Harding) -- pronounced "Yelda Fro-holt" -- isn't your typical high school defensive end, but then again, how many foreign exchange students are? A fireplug of a sophomore last season at 6-foot-4 and 240 ...

The four first-year head coaches in the SEC all have their work cut out for them next season. Of course, when new coaches enter this league, they almost always face significant rebuilding jobs. Here's a breakdown of some of the challenges and h...

The NCAA released its latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores on Tuesday, and nine of the 14 SEC football programs beat the national average score for football (949). Missouri had the SEC's highest score with a 982, and two-time defending natio...

We're all about spreading the love at the SEC blog. But occasionally, players in this league don't receive the love they deserve. So as we point toward the 2013 season, we've come up with the 10 most underrated players in the SEC. To be eligibl...

The days of freshmen football players going through the motions are long gone, as every year true freshmen are asked to do more and more for their respective teams. Mo stars, mo problems. A few true freshmen really jumped onto the scene the rig...

Recruiting is the lifeblood of every program in the country, and every conference has its own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to landing top prospects. In the start of a weeklong series, we'll examine the BCS conferences plus Notre Dame to fin...

Blog | June 11, 2013

BATON ROUGE, La. -- There's a quarterback controversy brewing among LSU fans. No, it doesn't mean Zach Mettenberger is being challenged as the starter. It does mean LSU is hot on the trail of some four-star talent at the position in recruiting. ...

The North Carolina State Wolfpack received a commitment from offensive guard Eric Shute (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West), multiple sources report. Akron, Arkansas, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, Syracuse, To...

Junior college offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor (Scranton, Pa./Lackawanna) counted UCLA as his top school before this past weekend's official visit -- and now he counts himself as a UCLA commit. Eluemunor pledged to the Bruins on Sunday night a...

Blog | June 10, 2013

Our Monday stroll around the SEC: The NCAA was too easy on Mississippi State, writes Kevin Scarbinsky of The Birmingham News. Alabama lands a commitment from one of the country's top punters. Florida's Dante Fowler, Jr. is ready for the chall...

ESPN's Travis Haney has a list of coordinators in college football who are next in line to be head coaches. Any guesses who's No. 1 on that list? Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is tied for the top spot along with Clemson offensive co...

McKINNEY, Texas -- The 2013 Nike Football Festival made a stop in north Texas, and 24 teams from the Dallas metroplex and east Texas showed their skills in 7-on-7 competition and individual skills challenges at Craig Ranch and the Michael Johnson Per...

Blog | June 08, 2013