Bleacher Report - SEC Football

Breaking Down Alabama QB AJ McCarron's NFL Potential

Brandon Holstein — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:46:55 -0400

A year from now, Alabama Crimson Tide senior quarterback A.J. McCarron will have likely been drafted and in the beginning stages of his first NFL season...

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Does SEC Hold Edge in 4-Star Trent Harris' Newly Released Top 6 Schools?

Andrew Kulha — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:58:18 -0400

There's simply no way around the fact that the SEC is the best conference in college football right now, but that does not mean that the SEC has an advantage in every recruiting race...

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Should Alabama Worry Oklahoma is After 4-Star Tide Commit Deionte Thompson?

Andrew Kulha — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:35 -0400

Alabama commitment Deionte Thompson is a 2015 recruit, so there's plenty of time for his recruitment to shake up. That said, there's little reason for the Crimson Tide to worry they will lose Thompson's commitment...

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SEC Football: 10 Must-Win Non-Conference Games for SEC Teams in 2013

Brian Leigh — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:14 -0400

No team, in any conference, can technically "afford" to lose a non-conference football game. A loss is a loss is a loss—it doesn't matter who you are or what league you play in...

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Should Texas A&M Coach Kevin Sumlin Be More Hands-On with Johnny Manziel?

Lisa Horne — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:15 -0400

Nothing good ever happens at 1:30 in the morning. Especially at 1:30 on a Sunday morning. For Texas A&M football fans in College Station, Texas, one little tweet at 1:38 a.m...

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Power Ranking the Tennessee Volunteers 2013 Schedule from Easiest to Toughest

Daniel Hudson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:16:42 -0400

The Tennessee Football Twitter account is doing a countdown to the first game of the season everyday. Right now, the number stands at 73 days ...

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Johnny Manziel's Consideration of Transfer in 2012 Shows Impetuousness of Youth

Brian Leigh — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:49 -0400

Johnny Manziel enjoyed an annus mirabilis in 2012, leading his Texas A&M Aggies to an 11-2 record and becoming the first ever freshman to win the Heisman trophy. That's the story we do know...

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Johnny Manziel Should Already Be a Millionaire, but the NCAA Is Holding Him Back

Amy Daughters — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:02:51 -0400

Though it’s pretty easy to see that Texas A&M star QB Johnny Manziel is literally “living the dream,” what if in reality he’s just another young athlete ...

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Alabama Football Recruiting: Biggest Storylines to Emerge from OL/DL Camp

Sanjay Kirpalani — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:49:49 -0400

A number of the nation's top linemen participated last weekend in Alabama's second summer camp session, which focused on players on the offensive and defensive lines...

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Auburn Football: Ranking Toughest Games on Tigers' 2013-14 Schedule

Benjamin Klein — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:37:01 -0400

The 2013-14 season is going to be a tough one for the Auburn Tigers, as several games on their schedule will be close or blowouts going in the opposition’s favor...

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SEC QBs Who Will Have the Best NFL Careers

Brian Leigh — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:34:07 -0400

For all of its recent success, the SEC has always struggled to produce quarterbacks at the next level. Programs like Alabama and Florida, always so prolific in college, rarely ever groom a quarterback who succeeds in the NFL...

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SEC Football: Power Ranking Top 5 Running Back Tandems in the Conference

Michael Taglienti — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:33 -0400

Despite the recent influx of spread offenses, the Southeastern Conference is still a ground-based league on offense. The SEC features some of the best running backs in the country...

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Arkansas' Bret Bielema Proposes Rule Change to Slow Down No-Huddle Offenses

Brian Leigh — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:47:06 -0400

New Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema has followed Nick Saban 's lead, becoming the latest college football coach to call for rule changes that will slow down no-huddle offenses...

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What Auburn Fans Should Make of Joshua Casher's Recent Visit to Alabama

Andrew Kulha — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:21:49 -0400

Joshua Casher , a 4-star center recruit and Auburn commitment, was at Alabama recently, and the quotes coming out of that visit won't be all that encouraging for Tigers fans...

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Auburn OC Rhett Lashlee Talks Tigers' QB Battle, System, Transition and Roster

Barrett Sallee — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:02 -0400

After their predecessors finished the season 3-9 and 0-8 in SEC play for the first time in program history, the 2013 Auburn Tigers, led by first-year head coach Gus Malzahn, have a rather large hill to climb...

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5-Star Virginia Commit Quin Blanding Dishes on Alabama, SEC and NFL Comparisons

Andrew Kulha — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:07:57 -0400

Quin Blanding has been playing varsity football since his freshman year of high school. According to the 247Sports composite ranking, he is now the No. 1 safety in the 2014 recruiting class...

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JC Hassenauer Commits to Alabama: What 3-Star OC Brings to Tide

Andrew Kulha — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:54:19 -0400

Alabama reached up all the way into Minnesota to land its 13th commitmen t of the 2014 recruiting cycle—3-star center JC Hassenauer . Hassenauer is 6'2'', 290 pounds and is the No...

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Gamecocks, Vols Win SEC Sportsmanship Award for Lattimore Injury Reaction

Brian Leigh — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:26:10 -0400

According to College Football Talk , the Tennessee Volunteers and South Carolina Gamecocks have both been awarded the SEC's Sportsmanship Award for their response to Marcus Lattimore 's gruesome knee injury...

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Ole Miss Football's 10 Keys to 10 Wins No. 10: Survive the First 5

Seph Anderson — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:57:46 -0400

Hugh Freeze's Ole Miss Rebels are capable of achieving a 10-win season in 2013. In fact, I'm actually predicting 10 wins for QB Bo Wallace and the boys this fall. That's right, 10 wins (9-3 regular season and a bowl win)...

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Gavin Bryant Commits to Tennessee: Vols Land Quick 4-Star LB

Brian Leigh — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:38:53 -0400

The Tennessee Volunteers scored a major coup on Monday afternoon, landing 4-star linebacker Gavin Bryant from Jackson, Alabama...

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Alabama Football: How Amari Cooper Can Take His Game to the Next Level in 2013

Randy Chambers — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:05:58 -0400

You could make an argument that Alabama's Amari Cooper is the best receiver in the SEC. Last season he led the Tide with 59 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns as a freshman...

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Johnny Manziel is a Victim of his own Success

Michael Felder — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:25:34 -0400

Johnny Manziel made headlines again on Sunday by tweeting, and everyone from The Dallas Morning News to ESPN reported on the happening...

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Florida Football: Ranking the Gators' 2013 Opponents by Passing Attack

Tyler Piccotti — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:02:10 -0400

The Florida Gators had one of the worst passing attacks in the entire country last season. In fact, they would be pretty low on any list that ranks aerial effectiveness...

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Johnny Manziel Tweet: Texas A&M QB Needs Season to Begin more Sooner than Later

Adam Kramer — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:02:09 -0400

Johnny Manziel ’s perk-filled life comes at a price. He bears a burden that few veteran celebs could gracefully handle, let alone a 20-year-old unaccustomed to the circus...

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Best NFL WRs SEC Football Has Produced

Randy Chambers — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:57:33 -0400

The success rate isn't high for receivers coming out of the SEC, but there are a few exceptions. This includes Pro Bowl selections, franchise record-setters and several NFL champions...

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When it Comes to Recruiting, LSU Coach Les Miles Absolutely Gets It

Michael Felder — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:54:16 -0400

Les Miles , a coach who had an excessive obsession with Gunner Kiel during the 2012 offseason, has rebounded in a big way in 2013...

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Will 5-star David Cornwell Be Best Alabama QB in the Nick Saban Era?

Andrew Kulha — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:55:48 -0400

David Cornwell , 5-star quarterback and recent Alabama commitment (Greg Ostendorf/ESPN.com), has the potential to be the best quarterback so far during the prestigious Nick Saban era of Crimson Tide football...

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Telling CFB Referees to Eject First, Ask Questions later is Not the Right Policy

Michael Felder — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:36:36 -0400

Jon Solomon at The Birmingham News is working on a five-part series at AL.com on the implementation of the new targeting-ejection rule in college football...

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Florida Football: Antonio Morrison Arrested for Allegedly Punching Bouncer

Brian Leigh — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:32:07 -0400

Sophomore linebacker Antonio Morrison, projected to start at middle linebacker this year for the Florida Gators, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly punching a bouncer at a Gainesville drinking establishment...

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4-Star WR Derek Kief Commits to Alabama Via YouTube Video

Brian Leigh — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:28:47 -0400

Derek Kief , a towering 4-star wideout from Cincinnati, committed to the University of Alabama via YouTube on Sunday: The video was released on Kief 's personal website, DerekKief ...

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