The Under Armour All-America Game did not provide a whole lot of excitement on the field, but for SEC fans, it provided intrigue all night. The first two recruits to make an announcement chose not to stay in the Southeastern Conference, but from that point on it was all SEC. We’re going to take a look at all six recruits, where they are going, and what it means for the SEC teams involved.
But the question isn’t whether the Tigers will score or not. They will. The real must see TV on Friday is the LSU secondary versus Tyler Wilson and his aerial assault team. It will be a war between the SEC’s best QB and the best secondary. The highlight will be the battle between Morris Claiborne and Jarius Wright. This clash will be just as epic as Patrick Peterson vs. Julio Jones as both are the best in the SEC at their positions.
Alabama is the favorite to win the SEC coming into 2011 by mostly everyone with a pulse; however, even though they are talented and have depth, there are three obstacles that Alabama will have to overcome in order to be able to hoist that SEC trophy in December.
The 2011 crop of SEC talent that should be drafted by NFL teams tonight is pretty nasty. How does it stack up against the SEC first rounders from the 2010 draft? Let’s take a look.
Recently, Pete Bigelow of AnnArbor.com wrote an article highlighting the fall of the Big 10 (or 11 or 12 – however many teams they have at this point) by showing the decreasing number of 1st round draft picks produced by the conference. Bigelow also noted a pretty big influx of SEC talent in the 1st round and drew the conclusion that the SEC has become the most talented conference in college football (Tell us something we don’t know, right?).
This is basically the who’s who of the SEC in recent years. Here are the SEC players expected to attend the NFL draft. Randall Cobb – This is really interesting because isn’t he not even projected to be a first rounder? Marcell Dareus Nick Fairley AJ Green Julio Jones Mark Ingram Cam Newton Patrick Peterson
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These guys all have speed to burn, and most of them are from the SEC. Here is a list of the fastest 40 times for the 2011 NFL Combine. CB Demarcus Van Dyke – Miami – 4.28 CB Patrick Peterson – LSU – 4.34 RB Da’Rel Scott – Maryland – 4.34 WR Edmund Gates –
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This Monday’s rundown includes NFL Combine reports for big SEC talent, advance 2011 hot seat talk, the continuation of Clowney mania, urinating on buildings in Indianapolis and more,
Biggest Needs: Offensively Alabama loses 5 starters, but 4 of the 5 are big ones. QB Greg McElroy departs, and Alabama will be breaking in
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The SEC West in 2010 was as tough a division in college football in recent memory. Five teams ranked at the end of the season. Some dominant bowl games (Miss State over Michigan, Alabama over Mich State) and of course Auburn winning the BCS Championship. What does 2011 look like? Like 2010, the west will
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