July 24, 2009
Auburn coach keeps the focus
HOOVER – If you’re looking for answers, specific answers, you might not want to ask Gene Chizik.
Spurrier apologizes for voting mistake
HOOVER — When Steve Spurrier heard one Southeastern Conference coach left Florida quarterback Tim Tebow off his first-team preseason All-SEC ballot, he was surprised.
Auburn QB job very much wide open
HOOVER — Seven quarterbacks, some who played last season, some who received plenty of work this spring and some who are just months removed from their high school graduation, will have a shot at Auburn’s vacant position when camp opens next week.
Florida the easy pick to win East
HOOVER — It’s Florida in a landslide.
July 23, 2009
Szvetitz: Focus not on Ole Miss yet
HOOVER — Houston, we have a problem. We can’t hear you over all noise coming from outside the room.
Georgia coach Mark Richt defends team’s relevancy
HOOVER — When he faced the media here last year, Georgia coach Mark Richt was forced to play hype control.
Tide’s McClain ready for leadership role
HOOVER — Rolando McClain would rather have been almost anywhere in the world besides the massive ballroom at The Wynfrey Hotel Thursday morning.
Alabama’s Brandon Fanney won’t return this season
And Brandon Fanney won’t be back this fall. He is going to transfer. Fanney’s departure, along with linebacker Charlie Kirschman, defensive back Alonzo Lawrence and center Evan Cardwell, were confirmed by the school Wednesday.
Florida’s Tim Tebow still talk of the town
HOOVER — The economic future of the SEC appears recession proof, so in all likelihood, the grand poobah that is SEC Media Days will continue into the foreseeable future.
The search is on: Who dissed Tebow?
One common question posed to all four coaches at the outset of SEC Media Days is who they voted for on the preseason All-SEC Team at quarterback. More precisely, the search is on for the coach who didn’t vote for Tim Tebow.
July 22, 2009
Dan Mullen ready for challenge at Mississippi State
HOOVER — Dan Mullen pretended to be Twitter-savvy when he stepped behind the dais Wednesday, but there was no way to keep up with the new Mississippi State coach 140 characters at a time.
Ken Rogers: Bobby Johnson has championship vision for Vandy
HOOVER — Vanderbilt football coach Bobby Johnson was asked if some of the questions he fielded at SEC Media Days did or did not show respect for a program that won a bowl game last year.
TV lineups released for season’s first three weeks
HOOVER — The television lineups for the first three weeks of the season were released Wednesday at SEC Media Days.
Szvetitz: Slive rules the roost in SEC
HOOVER — If the Southeastern Conference is Rome, then Mike Slive is Caesar.
July 21, 2009
SEC Media Days set to kick off
Don’t look for many answers as SEC Media Days kicks off today at the Winfrey Hotel in Hoover.


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