SEC Round-Up: Saban Literally Trashed A&M Receiver's Brother, Hogs Face E-mail Drama

Barkley wants to tell Auburn what clothes to wear, LSU safety needs prayers, Vols prepare for life without McCoy, Wildcats ink 4-year deal with Big Ten foe, Ole Miss fined more

FRISCO, Texas – It's an SEC weekend full of big games to follow a week of big stories. From personal family vendettas at A&M against Saban to a coordinator e-mailing students immediately after a tough loss, it's been an emotional week. Of course, the biggest emotion of them all has to be what's going on with LSU safety Greg Brooks. There's all this and so much more in this Oct. 7 edition of the SEC Round-Up.

CAN AGGIES PULL ANOTHER UPSET OF ALABAMA?

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — This isn't going to be your old-school Alabama-Texas A&M game. Since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012, they and the Crimson Tide have averaged a total of 63.8 total points per game in 11 contests against each other. Don't expect...

A&M RECEIVER TAKING GAME MORE PERSONAL BECAUSE OF TIME BROTHER SPENT WITH SABAN BEFORE LEAVING TIDE

The Alabama football team is heading out to College Station, Tx. this weekend to square off against the Texas A&M Aggies in a game for sole possession of first place in the SEC West. Aggies senior receiver Ainias Smith said during his Monday press availability that the matchup was more

MILROE COMES HOME TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS
FOR FIRST TIME AS COLLEGE QUARTERBACK

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jalen Milroe spent his high school years at Tompkins High School in Katy, Texas 81 miles from the campus of Texas A&M. And as No. 12 Alabama (4-1, 2-0 SEC) prepares to play the Aggies (4-1, 2-0 SEC) on the road this weekend, it will be...

TURNS OUT ENOS E-MAILS WERE REAL,
BUT WERE MORE STUDENTS INVOLVED?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — After much speculation, it has been confirmed that not only were multiple e-mails sent by Arkansas offensive coordinator Dan Enos to a University of Arkansas student shortly after the Razorbacks lost to Texas A&M, 34-22, but...

WHY IS EVERYONE SO WORKED UP
OVER THESE ENOS E-MAILS?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – This may shock a lot of people who follow the Arkansas Razorbacks, but when a step is taken back to examine...

NEW RAZORBACK BASKETBALL PLAYERS
LEFT IN AWE OF DEVO DAVIS AFTER RED-WHITE GAME

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – There are a nine new players on the Razorback basketball team this year, but it took exactly one Red-White game for them all to realize Davonte Davis is the Hogs' leader and he sets the standard. Not only did they...

CHARLES BARKLEY TRYING TO USE INFLUENCE AT AUBURN TO FORCE SWITCH TO NIKE

Auburn may be switching to a new apparel brand here soon. Under Armor, the brand the Tigers have used since 2006, has been in negotiations with the university for a new deal after the contract...

IS FREEZE ALREADY RUNNING DOWN
BAMA, GEORGIA IN RECRUITING?

The hiring of Hugh Freeze was the beginning of the football renaissance for the Auburn Tigers. There will be many different components that will eventually be fixed for the Tigers. One of the most important has already begun...

FORMER AUBURN COACH GUS MALZAHN
WILL STAY IN BIG 12

Former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has been extended by his new school. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, UCF and coach Gus Malzahn have agreed...

NAPIER TIRED OF TALKING
ABOUT GATORS' SHORTCOMINGS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Billy Napier doesn't want to talk about Florida's loss to Kentucky anymore. The extent of the Wildcats' dismantling...

BULLDOGS HAVE PLAYED SO POOR
ANALYST SAYS THEY MUST WIN OUT TO MAKE PLAYOFFS

In a college football season, that has seen one of the craziest starts to the past few seasons in recent memory. Wild games this season have raised many questions surrounding programs, one of those programs being the Georgia Bulldogs. Analysts have been predicting...

GEORGIA HAS TO WATCH HELPLESSLY AS REALIGNMENT CHIPS FURTHER AWAY AT TRADITION

Word on the street is that the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry" is on the endangered list. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze may have let the news slip during a press conference on Monday that...

CROATIAN BIG MAN TAKES STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION
FOR UK ELIGIBILITY

It was reported early Wednesday morning by Ben Roberts of the Herald-Leader that Croatian big man Zvonimir Ivisic has been…

KENTUCKY SCHEDULES 4-YEAR SERIES
WITH TRADITIONAL BIG TEN POWER

One of college basketball’s most important and storied rivalries is back on the schedule. Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart and…

WILDCATS LAND FIVE PLAYERS
IN RECENT ESPN NBA MOCK DRAFT

It’s no secret the Kentucky basketball team has a lot of talent on the 2023-24 roster, but every time a new NBA mock draft comes out, it puts…

LSU SAFETY GREG BROOKS DIAGNOSED
WITH RARE FORM OF BRAIN CANCER

The Brooks family, LSU athletics, and Our Lady of the Lake Health announced today that Greg Brooks, a senior safety on the Tigers’ football team has been diagnosed…

HOW TIGERS’ BASEBALL LANDED
ACE PITCHER LUKE HOLMAN

Jay Johnson knew the LSU baseball program was in need of a big-time pitcher via the NCAA transfer portal after the departure of No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB draft, Paul Skines. When it came down to it, John has his attention focused on…

KELLY OFFERS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
IN DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Brian Kelly hit the ground running on Sunday after the Tigers lost their Week 5 contest to Ole Miss with a fresh hire on defense. Kelly added defensive guru Pete Jenkins as…

MISSISSIPPI STATE STAR TO MISS
SIGNIFICANT COURT TIME WITH INJURY

Mississippi State football is in full swing midway through the season, but another popular sport is on the horizon in men's basketball. The program got some bad news ahead of the season, though, as it was announced that...

UCLA'S CHIP KELLY SHARES THOUGHTS ON MIKE LEACH
AS BRUINS PREPARE TO FACE WASHINGTON ST.

Before former Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach carried his talents over to Davis Wade Stadium, he coached the Washington State Cougars from 2012 through the 2019 season. During that last year for Leach there, he and the team took a...

PUBLISHER'S MAILBAG:
OLE MISS VS. ARKANSAS EDITION

Hello, faithful readers, and welcome to another installment of the "Publisher's Mailbag" where I take fan questions on social media regarding the Ole Miss Rebels. This week is a big one in Oxford as Ole Miss is set to host another SEC West rival in the Arkansas Razorbacks. As always...

REBELS HIT WITH EVEN MORE FINES
FOR DEBRIS THROWN ONTO FIELD

The SEC has announced a $75,000 fine for the Ole Miss Rebels in response to an incident where fans threw objects onto the field during the fourth quarter of their 55-49 win against LSU this past Saturday. This fine is in addition to...

GAME AGAINST HOGS
HAS 2003 WRITTEN ALL OVER IT

In 2003, the Ole Miss Rebels were in a situation similar to today. Ole Miss welcomed the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks to...

PAIR OF FORMER GAMECOCKS MOVE ON
TO MLB'S DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF ROUND

It's officially the month of October, which can mean different things for different people. For people living in South Carolina or anywhere in the deep South, cooler temperatures are finally coming. For others, they can pick up 

HOW HAVE NFL DRAFT ANALYSTS RESPONDED
TO RATTLER'S RECENT SURGE?

When people turn on the tape from the 2023 season for Spencer Rattler and compare it to what he's displayed over the past couple of years, there's no denying that the arm talent has always been there. Now Rattler is showing

DID SOUTH CAROLINA GET MONEY'S WORTH WHEN IT POACHED LOGGAINS FROM ARKANSAS?

The role of an offensive coordinator in college football is crucial for a team's success. Game planning, play calling, and developing an effective offensive strategy are just a few of the responsibilities that fall on their shoulders. In the case of Dowell Loggains, the offensive coordinator for South Carolina, fans and analysts have been...

IS THERE ANY HOPE
TENNESSEE CAN REPLACE INJURED WR BRU MCCOY?

During Saturday's win for Tennessee over the South Carolina Gamecocks, wide receiver Bru McCoy suffered a season-ending injury. Since then, he has received surgery on his ankle that turned out to be a success. A big question now sits in the Vols' offensive schemes. How will they

WHY VOLS FANS SHOULD BE HEAD OVER HEELS
ABOUT CLEMSON TRANSFER

The Tennessee baseball team got a lot of transfers in the portal this offseason. One of the big splashes was Clemson...

PULLING OFF UPSET OVER BAMA
BEGINS, ENDS WITH STOPPING MILROE

COLLEGE STATION -- Everything starts with Jalen Milroe for Alabama, including game-planning for Texas A&M. Milroe, a native of Houston who caught Nick Saban's attention while starring as Katy Tompkins' quarterback, does a bit of everything. He can...

SABAN LITERALLY TRASHED HIS BROTHER,
SO NOW IT'S PERSONAL FOR SMITH

COLLEGE STATION -- Everyone in college football knows of Nick Saban, but Ainais Smith actually knows the man first-hand. The senior Texas A&M receiver first met the seven-time national champion coach when his older brother, Maurice, was being recruited to...