Neil Blackmon

Neil Blackmon covers SEC football and basketball for SaturdayDownSouth.com. An attorney, he is also a member of the Football and Basketball Writers Associations of America. He also coaches basketball.

Recent Stories

Riley Leonard led Notre Dame past Penn State and into the national title game.

College Football Marcus Freeman never lost faith in Riley Leonard. Now Notre Dame is 1 win from a national title

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 10, 2025

College Football Marcus Freeman never lost faith in Riley Leonard. Now Notre Dame is 1 win from a national title

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 10, 2025

Notre Dame is trying to win its first national title since 1988.

College Football Notre Dame vs. Penn State: Everything that matters about Playoff semifinal (and a prediction)

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 6, 2025

College Football Notre Dame vs. Penn State: Everything that matters about Playoff semifinal (and a prediction)

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 6, 2025

Overreacting to everything I saw in and around SEC football.

College Football 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after SEC basketball opening weekend

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 5, 2025

College Football 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after SEC basketball opening weekend

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 5, 2025

College Football The Echoes are Awake: Marcus Freeman fells the best program in America and, yes, Notre Dame is back

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 2, 2025

Marcus Freeman is building a monster in South Bend.

College Football Georgia-Notre Dame: 3 matchups that will define Sugar Bowl Playoff quarterfinal

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 1, 2025

Trevor Etienne and Georgia are ready for Notre Dame.

College Football After dominating Indiana, doubt Notre Dame at your own risk

Neil Blackmon

• Dec 21, 2024

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman celebrates a Playoff win.

College Football Stumble vs. NIU created doubts, but Notre Dame will be ready for Playoff moment

Neil Blackmon

• Dec 20, 2024

Head coach Marcus Freeman said the Irish's loss to NIU forced the team to reset.

College Football Tennessee star Dylan Sampson has done a lot, but he isn’t done yet

Neil Blackmon

• Dec 19, 2024

SEC Football Ranking the SEC’s Top 10 players after the 2024 regular season

Neil Blackmon

• Dec 12, 2024

Dylan Sampson celebrates during a game for Tennessee.

College Basketball SEC basketball is an absolute wagon. The journey to being the best was a long one

Neil Blackmon

• Dec 11, 2024

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is the most recent SEC coach to make it to the Final Four.

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