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

Labaron Philon of Alabama makes a pass during a game against Mississippi State.

College Basketball 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to in SEC Basketball: Late February edition

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 27, 2025

College Basketball 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to in SEC Basketball: Late February edition

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 27, 2025

Liam Peterson delivers a pitch during the College World Series in 2024.

College Football Florida baseball will be good. Liam Peterson is the key to the Gators being great

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 20, 2025

College Football Florida baseball will be good. Liam Peterson is the key to the Gators being great

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 20, 2025

Mark Mitchell and Grant Nelson battle in the paint during Mizzou's win over Alabama.

College Basketball 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after another week of SEC Basketball

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 20, 2025

College Basketball 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after another week of SEC Basketball

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 20, 2025

College Football Auburn meets the moment in the biggest regular-season game in SEC history, proves its title-favorite mettle

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 15, 2025

Johni Broome attempts a shot during No. 1 Auburn's win over No. 2 Alabama.

College Football The Iron Bowl of Basketball is a likely Final Four preview — and sign of SEC basketball’s rise

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 14, 2025

Alabama coach Nate Oats and Auburn coach Bruce Pearl.

College Football 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to in SEC basketball

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 13, 2025

Johni Broome and Auburn are the class of college basketball.

College Football As DJ Lagway enters Year 2 at Florida, can Billy Napier the ‘OC’ cash in on championship potential?

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 10, 2025

Billy Napier and DJ Lagway are keys to Florida's offense.

College Basketball 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after 5 weeks of SEC league play

Neil Blackmon

• Feb 6, 2025

Auburn is trying to become the 3rd SEC team to go 18-0 in conference play.

College Basketball 10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after 4 weeks of SEC Basketball

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 30, 2025

Arkansas coach John Calipari returns to Kentucky on Saturday.

College Basketball 10 Things I’m absolutely overreacting to after Week 3 of SEC basketball

Neil Blackmon

• Jan 23, 2025

Overreacting to everything I saw in and around SEC football.

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