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It's Friday, and it's time to hit the links: The NCAA's step away from deregulation keeps the gap between the haves and have-nots from widening, writes Mike Herndon of AL.com. David Climer of The Tennessean agrees with Bob Stoops' "propaganda" ...

The 2014 recruiting classes around the SEC are starting to take shape. The latest class rankings by ESPN has five SEC teams in the top-10 nationally and seven in the top 15. Obviously, it's going to change over the next several months. But right ...

With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, I think we'll start to see even more marquee nonconference matchups. Coaches might not like the idea, but fans will. There's nothing worse than the national race heating up in November an...

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,...

Alabama's athletic department led the SEC in revenue produced in 2012 and was fourth nationally, according to a USA Today report. Alabama took in $124,899,945 in revenue and spent $108,204,867 for a subsidy of $5,461,200. Texas was No. 1 nation...

2012 record: 7-6 2012 conference record: 3-5 Returning starters: Offense: 8; defense: 11; kicker/punter: 0 Top returners QB Bo Wallace, RB Jeff Scott, WR Donte Moncrief, OG Aaron Morris, DE C.J. Johnson, LB Mike Marry, LB Denzel Nkemdiche, CB...

As we explored earlier this week, Alabama has been as balanced offensively as anybody in the SEC over the last three years. The Crimson Tide are the only team in the league during that span to rush for more than 8,000 yards and pass for more than ...

Everybody is looking for balance on offense. Well, just about everybody. Who has been the most balanced offense in the SEC over the past three years? Believe it or not, it's been Florida, at least in terms of total passing yards versus total ru...

SEC commissioner Mike Slive says he wants "football expertise" on the selection committee that will pick the four teams for the College Football Playoff starting in 2014. The most intriguing component in the whole move to a playoff remains the mak...

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...

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 ...

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...

Happy draft day! But first, a few links: Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports.com tackles the most pressing question facing the College Football Playoff: Who's going to be on the selection committee? There's no question who will be the No. 1 pick of the 2...

My buddy at The Sporting News, Matt Hayes, has unveiled his annual ranking of all 125 FBS head coaches, and similar to the one Athlon Sports did a week ago, Alabama's Nick Saban is No. 1. Big surprise, huh? Hayes also has South Carolina's Steve...

Earlier today, we examined those newcomers in the East who made big splashes this spring. Again, these are players on campus and practicing for the first time, transfers or true freshmen who enrolled early. We didn't include redshirt freshmen. ...

A check of what's making news in the SEC: South Carolina lands a commitment from one of the top linebackers in the state of Georgia. South Carolina finds some answers from the spring heading into the 2013 season. Kiehl Frazier and Jonathan Wa...