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Kenny Vaccaro is the latest example of Mack Brown's staff developing a player without overwhelming recruiting accolades into a top NFL draft pick.

The tight end has been one position that has never done much in Alabama's offense. Enter O.J. Howard, part unreal playmaker, part freshman.

A year ago, Telvin Smith shared the middle linebacker spot with Vince Williams. Now the job belongs only to Smith, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

As Jeremy Pruitt installs his defense at Florida State, the Seminoles' players are watching film of Pruitt's old school, Alabama, and liking what they see.

Alabama coach Nick Saban knows there would be nothing gained from leaving the arrests and other misbehavior of the offseason in the past, so he met the issue head-on during the first day of spring practice.

Michigan's first spring in the post-Denard era begins Saturday, and Michael Rothstein provides a primer for spring practice.

Alabama's defense was No. 1 last season even with a few flaws, a testament to Nick Saban and Kirby Smart's system. This spring, they'll try to improve it.

With veteran Damian Swann as the Georgia secondary's only sure thing, coaches are eager to put the glut of newcomers through the paces of spring and shake out which players will rise above the reset.

For the first time since 2007, spring football at Oklahoma features a quarterback competition. Neither Blake Bell nor Kendal Thompson nor Trevor Knight will be conducting interviews this spring. But their teammates shared some first impressions Tuesday.

Alabama's AD knows that the constant turnover among Nick Saban's assistance is certainly nothing to sweat. Moreover, it's something of which the perennial national champs can be proud.

The four arrested Crimson Tide players deserve to be punished, but should that punishment include exile from a support network that could help them?

Their Crimson Tide careers over, Nick Saban's players find their coach has prepped them for the NFL's off-field demands.

In looking back at USC's 2012 defense, The Trojans did some good things, but their inability to stop up-tempo spread offense was their downfall.

OU will go into 2013 without its record-setting quarterback, two of its best receivers and several of its best defenders off a defense that was a disaster anyway the second half of the season. The schedule will be unforgiving, as well.

The rivalry between brothers Vince Williams and Karlos Williams has made things eventful at Florida State. But that rivalry proved beneficial in the ACC championship game.

It's never too early to look ahead, so here are five key positions the Noles must address in 2013.