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Kevin Scarbinsky of AL.com recently suggested that an NFL roster comprised exclusively of Alabama and LSU players wouldn't be a terrible idea. As he points out, according to a listing on ESPN.com, there are 49 players from LSU in the NFL and 41 pl...

The SEC had a record 63 players selected in last month's NFL draft, including 12 in the first round. I'm not sure it's realistic to expect that kind of haul next year, but it's never too early to start looking ahead to the 2014 draft class. So,...

South Carolina will open the 2015 season in Charlotte, N.C., against North Carolina, according to a report in The Charlotte Observer. The game will be played at Bank of America Stadium, home to the NFL's Carolina Panthers. The Gamecocks also opene...

Making the rounds on a Thursday: Texas A&M is planning to outdo Texas with the new Kyle Field. Alabama's Adrian Hubbard is getting a lot of love in early 2014 NFL draft projections. Former LSU cornerback Tharold Simon has his say about hi...

Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel is an easy choice as the SEC's top quarterback heading into the 2013 season. He won the Heisman Trophy last season as a redshirt freshman. But what if you were picking the best NFL draft prospect at quarterback from ...

Most of us are proud of our roots. I grew up in Rock Hill, S.C., the best little football town/city in America, a distinction that was punctuated once again with this year's NFL draft and will be again next year when the 2014 draft arrives. In ...

The SEC's 63 NFL draft selections was a record for any league and blew away every other conference this year. The next closest was the ACC with 31 draft picks. In fact, the SEC's East produced 32 draft picks and the SEC West 31. The old record for...

It's always revealing to go back and see where the top NFL draft picks from the SEC were ranked coming out of high school. Of the 12 SEC players drafted in Thursday's first round, nine were selected as ESPN 150 prospects. And of those nine, six we...

The SEC had 12 players selected in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night, tying the record set by the ACC in 2006. No other conference had more than six first-rounders this year. The ACC had six, and the Pac-12 was next with five. ...

A few tidbits to consider as we get ready for the start of the NFL draft later tonight: The SEC has had more draft selections since 2006 than any other conference. The league has averaged almost 40 selections per draft since 2006 (39.5). Since ...

The first round of the 2013 NFL draft tonight figures to reinforce how talented the league has been over the past few years. As many as 13 SEC players could go in the first round. But what about those guys not projected to go in the first round...

If you're looking at the NFL draft through the perspective of a college football fan, what does it tell you about your school? I've always felt that it magnifies two things -- how efficient a school is at acquiring talent and how efficient it is a...

The number to beat is 12. That's how many first-round picks the ACC produced in 2006, which is a record for one conference. The SEC record is 11 first-round picks, which happened in 2007. Both records could be in jeopardy this year if projectio...

With Thursday's first round of the NFL draft just a day away, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has updated his Big Board and has 10 SEC players among his top 25 prospects. That's compared to four players each from the Big 12 and Pac-12. Kiper doesn't have any...

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has put together his latest "Grade A" draft, in which he presents the best pick for every team in the upcoming NFL draft. He has 12 SEC players going in the first round, which would tie the record for a conference. The A...

ESPN analyst Todd McShay projects that 11 SEC players will be taken in the first round of next month's NFL draft, which would tie the SEC record for most first-rounders in one draft. The SEC produced 11 first-rounders in the 2007 draft. The recor...