The SEC Blog

  1. Alabama's National Title Rings Show Bling in a Traditional Sort of Way

    To the victor goes the spoils, and Alabama's players are yet again getting spoiled with some pretty flashy jewelry. Members of Alabama's 2012 BCS national championship team received their championship rings on Monday, and they are quite flashy...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 11 days ago 26,596 reads 161 comments

  2. Tennessee Should Push for Former Oklahoma State QB Wes Lunt

    Every offseason, there's a hot transfer quarterback on the market, and the 2013 offseason is no different...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 11 days ago 14,203 reads 30 comments

  3. Auburn Football: Gus Malzahn's Recruiting Bodes Well for Tigers' Future

    Of the four new head coaches in the SEC, Auburn's Gus Malzahn has the best chance for an immediate turnaround considering the talent on the roster and the familiarity he has with that talent...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 11 days ago 18,714 reads 101 comments

  4. Alabama Isn't the Only SEC Team That Is National Championship-Worthy

    A modern-day college football dynasty brings with it plenty of attention, and Alabama will certainly be the recipient of a copious amount of praise this offseason...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 12 days ago 14,417 reads 178 comments

  5. Texas A&M Coach Kevin Sumlin Better Learn to Embrace High Expectations

    New coaches, a new conference, new quarterback, new-found success and a soon-to-be remodeled and expanded Kyle Field have elevated Texas A&M from punchline to potential power in just its second year in the SEC...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 14 days ago 6,923 reads 25 comments

  6. Nick Saban Is Right, Bob Stoops' Comments on the SEC Stem from Animosity

    Nothing like a little war of words between big-name head coaches to spice things up in the offseason. Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops drew heavy criticism this week with his comments ...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 14 days ago 43,100 reads 557 comments

  7. Nick Saban's Comments Suggest a FBS Split May Be a Realistic Possibility

    When Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks, college football listens. The seventh-year head coach of the Crimson Tide has been outspoken on issues of player stipends (via NOLA...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 15 days ago 18,006 reads 67 comments

  8. SEC Football Q&A: Which Recruiting Bust Will Have a Big Year in 2013?

    Every Thursday on The SEC Blog, we will feature questions from the Bleacher Report inbox, Twitter and email at bsallee@bleacherreport.com. Q&A was pushed back to Friday this week due to NFL draft and BCS meetings coverage...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 15 days ago 3,065 reads 3 comments

  9. SEC Football Post-Spring Defensive Unit Rankings

    Offensive players from the SEC have taken home four of the last six Heisman Trophies, but the foundation for success in America's toughest football conference is still defense...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 15 days ago 15,932 reads 104 comments

  10. Tommie Frazier Is Correct in Comparing His Nebraska Teams to Alabama

    Well, it finally happened. Tommie Frazier, the man that inexplicably missed out on being named to the College Football Hall of Fame on a seemingly annual basis, finally got the call on Tuesday...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 16 days ago 6,901 reads 370 comments

  11. SEC Football Post-Spring Top Wide Receiver Rankings

    The SEC is a run-first conference, but that doesn't mean that it's lacking in the wide receiver department...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 16 days ago 6,765 reads 21 comments

  12. An In-Depth Look at What Makes Georgia QB Aaron Murray so Good

    Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray is the forgotten quarterback in the SEC, but don't be blinded by the hype surrounding Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel and Alabama's AJ McCarron...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 16 days ago 4,581 reads 15 comments

  13. How Will a College Football Playoff Affect SEC Bowl Tie-Ins?

    The times they are a-changin'. After the 2014 season, college football will shed its old-school label and enter a new age that includes a four-team playoff and six-bowl semifinal rotation...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 17 days ago 3,662 reads 14 comments

  14. Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops' Shot at the SEC Is Way off Base

    Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops has kept himself in the headlines this offseason. From voicing his opposition to paying players (via Yahoo Sports) to saying that media members shouldn't have a role in the playoff selection committee (via newsok.

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 17 days ago 45,654 reads 1008 comments

  15. SEC Football Post-Spring Starting Running Back Rankings

    Yesterday we ran through the rankings of SEC quarterbacks and noted that three of the last six Heisman Trophy winners have been SEC signal-callers. But don't be fooled by the hardware, the SEC is still a run-driven league...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 17 days ago 17,188 reads 89 comments

  16. Former Alabama LB Derrick Thomas Snubbed by the College Football Hall of Fame

    Former SEC stars Danny Wuerffel and Kentucky defensive end Steve Meilinger will represent the SEC in the 2013 class of the College Football Hall of Fame, but one former SEC star was snubbed yet again...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 17 days ago 7,523 reads 110 comments

  17. How a Struggling College Football QB Bounces Back

    Recruiting is serious business nowadays, and for the top-rated quarterbacks, it's a time when college coaches paint a picture of a road paved with SEC titles, crystal footballs and NFL dollars...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 18 days ago 2,854 reads 4 comments

  18. Arkansas Football: QB Brandon Mitchell's Transfer Puts Pressure on Brandon Allen

    The murky Arkansas quarterback picture got cleared up a bit on Monday when head coach Bret Bielema announced that four players—including senior quarterback Brandon Mitchell—have ...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 18 days ago 11,113 reads 17 comments

  19. SEC Football Post-Spring Quarterback Rankings

    The SEC isn't typically known as a quarterback-driven league, despite the fact that the conference has produced three Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks in the last six seasons...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 18 days ago 14,477 reads 50 comments

  20. Should There Be an Age Limit on College Football Scholarship Offers?

    College football recruiting is a contact sport, and several high-profile programs are seeking out contact early and often. According to Kipp Adams and David Ching of ESPN...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 19 days ago 4,446 reads 28 comments

  21. Here's One More Reason Why Texas A&M Coach Kevin Sumlin Is so Cool

    To say that Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin made a splash in his first season with the Aggies would be quite the understatement...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 21 days ago 9,599 reads 55 comments

  22. Johnny Manziel and AJ McCarron Get the Headlines, but Don't Forget Aaron Murray

    While Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel polishes his Heisman Trophy and Alabama signal-caller AJ McCarron shows off his back-to-back BCS National Championship rings on their ...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 21 days ago 10,817 reads 65 comments

  23. What the New SEC Network Should Mimic—and Avoid—from the Big Ten Network

    In an announcement Thursday in Atlanta, the SEC told the world it had created its own branch of the Federal Reserve—a branch more commonly known as the 24-hour SEC Network, which will launch on cable and satellite providers in August 2014...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 22 days ago 1,685 reads 2 comments

  24. What the SEC Network Means for the Future of the Conference

    That sound you hear is a Brink's truck backing up to the offices of the Southeastern Conference. After years of speculation and rumors, the SEC announced the creation of its own ...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 22 days ago 7,857 reads 52 comments

  25. SEC Football Q&A: Who Is the X-Factor for the SEC East Title Contenders?

    Every Thursday on The SEC Blog, we will feature questions from the Bleacher Report inbox, Twitter and email at bsallee@bleacherreport.com. Q&A was pushed back to Friday this week due to NFL draft and BCS meetings coverage...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 23 days ago 3,226 reads 11 comments