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Biggest Recruiting Needs: SEC East Biggest Recruiting Needs: SEC East

The SEC East is trying to catch up to the West, and it all starts in recruiting. There are some gaping holes in certain positions on each team, and here are the biggest recruiting needs with respect to the SEC East:

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Latest Commentary & Insight

SEC Returning Starters By Team: Who Has The Most? SEC Returning Starters By Team: Who Has The Most?

Phil Steele compiled the returning starters per team in the NCAA for next year. This gives good insight to the returning talent in the SEC. Which team has the most returning starters?


Florida New Staff Additions Florida New Staff Additions

If you have been paying attention to the Gator football team lately, you would know they have received probably the two biggest commitments just in the last 3 weeks. No I’m not talking about Bryan Cox, Jr. or Alex McCalister. I’m talking about new Offensive Coordinator Brent Pease and Director of Player Personnel Jon Haskins.
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Who’s Better? UGA’s Keith Marshall or Bama’s TJ Yeldon Who’s Better? UGA’s Keith Marshall or Bama’s TJ Yeldon

Which recruit will be the better running back in the Southeastern Conference during their career? We simulated the matchup in a video and encourage our readers and fans to respond in the comments section of this article and make your argument.


Biggest Recruiting Needs: SEC West Biggest Recruiting Needs: SEC West

We are officially less than a week away from National Signing Day. Then, all the trials and turmoil you are experiencing right now will soon go away. Imagine how all the recruits and their families feel? They are worn out too. However, it will all be over soon.


Florida Has Recruiting Momentum Heading Down The Stretch Florida Has Recruiting Momentum Heading Down The Stretch

That sensation you just felt? Its Déjà vu. Didn’t think you’d be feeling this way nine days before National Signing Day? Don’t worry, you’re not alone, most of Gator Nation wasn’t expecting this (or at least they acted like they weren’t).


Running Back Is A Position Of Concern In 2012 In The SEC, Much Different Than 2011 Running Back Is A Position Of Concern In 2012 In The SEC, Much Different Than 2011

This time last year and leading up to the 2011 season, if you would have asked what the biggest position of strength is in the SEC, you could have easily answered, “running back”. Next year, the outlook is much different:


Top Five Uncommitted Prospects Looking At The SEC Top Five Uncommitted Prospects Looking At The SEC

Everyone is taking a stab at the top recruits left on the board, and with National Signing Day only a week away, let’s take a look at the top uncommitted prospects looking at the SEC.


Former SEC Players In The Super Bowl Former SEC Players In The Super Bowl

The SEC is well represented in the 2012 Super Bowl this season, with 19 players from this great conference. Congrats to all the players in the Super Bowl this season.


SEC West Key Losses And Returnees SEC West Key Losses And Returnees

The SEC West has dominated recently, and it’s quite obvious by the two teams from the Western division in the National Championship – Alabama and LSU. Not only are the Tide and the Tigers figured to make noise next year, but the Razorbacks return a pretty potent offense as well.


Is The SEC’s Business Model Vulnerable? Is The SEC’s Business Model Vulnerable?

College football was popular long before the NFL, whose recent success is almost entirely dependent on television. Colleges benefit from a loyal customer base, regional alliances and a sports product that’s not dependent on producing a handful of “superstars.” But that doesn’t mean college football, notably the SEC, may not be vulnerable to a host of internal and external economic changes.


Reflections On Joe Paterno And His Death Reflections On Joe Paterno And His Death

Just as Bear Bryant’s death preceded an era of major change in college football, Paterno’s death may do the same. This past season already claimed former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and renewed the universal condemnation of the Miami program. The NCAA is showing strains of breaking apart. The association’s bureaucracy continues to gnaw away, even as the organization’s relevance continues the decline that began with the 1984 Supreme Court decision. The only thing keeping the NCAA together is the institutional fear of what might replace it.


SEC East Key Losses And Returnees SEC East Key Losses And Returnees

The SEC East will try and make a name for itself in 2012. The East, as a whole, has been down over the last couple of seasons, but talent is packing at each one of the East teams.