SEC Football Morning Coffee: Arkansas on the Rise

Good morning SEC football fans. Here are some SEC football links to get your morning started:

Chris Bahn of ArkansasSports360.com examines the success of Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long, and credits the rise of the program to Long's hire of football coach Bobby Petrino.

Without presumed starter Eddie Lacy out there, Alabama's spring running back battle is fierce, writes Don Kausler, Jr. of AL.com

Auburn suffers a loss in its defensive front, writes Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser.

Texas A&M offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury discusses with David Harris of the Bryan/College Station Eagle how his offense will make the transition to the SEC.

Ole Miss tight end Jamal Mosley may not just be a tight end anymore, writes Hugh Kellenberger of the Jackson Clarion Ledger.

The primary focus of Tennessee's first practice? Discipline, according to Austin Ward of GoVolsXtra.com

Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution profiles Georgia offensive lineman Kenarious Gates - who's now the veteran on Georgia's offensive line.

Will Muschamp's focus this spring is where it should be—fixing Florida's running game, writes Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun.

Is DeAngelo Smith the "next Alshon Jeffery" at South Carolina? According to Darryl Slater of the Charleston Post and Courier, Steve Spurrier, Jr. thinks so.

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