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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...

No rivalry in college football the past few years has had a greater impact on the national championship race than Alabama versus LSU. Between them, they've won four of the past six national championships, and they squared off against each other in...

Change is inevitable in the world of SEC football. It's as much a part of the league as fierce rivalries that divide families, championship teams that rise to legendary status and tradition-soaked Saturdays at such iconic venues as Tiger Stadium, ...

With the 2013 NFL combine underway, we know that LSU leads the way this year nationally with 13 invitees. Over the last three years, the Tigers also lead the SEC with a total of 29 players invited to the NFL combine. What's that suggest? For...

It's Friday and time to make our daily rounds in the SEC: Alabama offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland is reportedly leaving to take the offensive line job with the Philadelphia Eagles. Alabama receivers coach Mike Groh is named 247Sports.com's ...

The SEC leads the way with 79 players invited to the 2013 NFL combine. LSU has 13 players on that list, which includes cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, and that ties the Tigers with Florida State for the most nationally. A year ago, the SEC sent 52 play...

Signing day is behind us, so let's take a look at how the West Division teams did in filling their needs, even though definitive answers won't come for a couple of years. ALABAMA Needs filled: Reuben Foster's recruitment was bizarre to say the ...

Les Miles isn't sweating the mass exodus, so maybe everybody in Tigerland shouldn't be sweating the 10 underclassmen leaving early for the NFL draft. That number swells to 11 if you count Tyrann Mathieu, but Mathieu didn't play this past season fo...

The SEC record for players selected in the first round of a single NFL draft is 11, which was set in 2007. The record for any conference is 12 first-rounders, which was set by the ACC in 2006. As the mock drafts continue to pour out for the 201...

The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft is today. Unofficially, 32 SEC underclassmen -- counting former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu -- have filed paperwork to enter April's draft. The NFL will put out an official list later t...

Our Friday stroll around the SEC: Alabama's Dee Milliner, Eddie Lacy and D.J. Fluker announce their intentions to enter the NFL draft. Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M Aggies have a bigger trophy in mind. Mississippi State hires former Pi...

The feeling in and around the Alabama football program coming out of its 42-14 win over Notre Dame in the Discover BCS National Championship was that offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, running back Eddie Lacy and cornerback Dee Milliner had all played the...

Back from sunny South Florida. Let's do the links thing: Alabama's Nick Saban says the door is closed on a return to the NFL and the "damn hinges are worn off." Quarterback Clint Moseley decides to leave Auburn and won't play his senior season....

No big surprise, but Texas A&M defensive end Damontre Moore plans to give up his senior season and will enter the NFL draft. ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has the 6-foot-4, 248-pound Moore rated as the No. 4 overall prospect in April's NFL draft. Moore is ...