There's no controversy for South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, not concerning the status of starting quarterback Connor Shaw or the Southeastern Conference's suspension of safety D.J. Swearinger.Spurrier said Tuesday Shaw would start Saturday when the seventh-ranked Gamecocks (3-0, 1-0 SEC) face Misssouri. He also didn't take too much issue with the league's one-game suspension of Swearinger for a... [Read More]

A bomb threat on LSU's campus Monday disrupted the Tigers' preparations for Saturday's SEC opener at Auburn as the campus was evacuated and all LSU on-campus activity was canceled for the day, including the Tigers' Monday practice.LSU players and coaches had to clear the practice facility as part of the evacuation. They were able to get back in for meetings and to watch film Monday evening, but... [Read More]

Tennessee's defense will play the rest of the season without its leading tackler.Sophomore free safety Brian Randolph tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the Volunteers' 37-20 loss to No. 14 Florida, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said Monday. Randolph hurt his himself Saturday while trying to make a play on Florida receiver Frankie Hammond's 75-yard touchdown catch in the fourth... [Read More]

The Southeastern Conference suspended free safety D.J. Swearinger for a game after his hit on a defenseless UAB receiver.The announcement Monday means Swearinger will miss seventh-ranked South Carolina's game this weekend against Missouri.A personal foul was called against Swearinger after he launched into UAB's Patrick Hearn while breaking up a pass in the third quarter Saturday. The side of... [Read More]

LSU will play the remainder of the season without Tahj Jones, one of its most experienced linebackers, as well as three other players, coach Les Miles confirmed Wednesday.

Miles was asked about reports concerning the players' academic eligibility during Wednesday morning's SEC coaches teleconference.

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A football coach in Nashville, Tenn., says he saw Mississippi State freshman defensive back Will Redmond receive money from a booster during the recruiting process.

Byron De'Vinner called in to WXWX radio in Mississippi on Tuesday, saying the "handshake" was worth about $200 and that former Mississippi State assistant coach Angelo Mirando knew about the payment... [Read More]

Arkansas coach John L. Smith says quarterback Tyler Wilson still has symptoms from a head injury suffered in Saturday's loss to Louisiana-Monroe, and his status is uncertain for this week's game against No. 1 Alabama.

Smith says Wilson, who stayed in Little Rock overnight after the loss, returned to Fayetteville on Sunday and was at the team's practice that evening. However, he... [Read More]

Mississippi defensive back Trae Elston has been suspended for one game by the Southeastern Conference for a "flagrant and dangerous act" near the end of the Rebels' 28-10 victory over UTEP on Saturday.

The freshman made a big hit on a UTEP receiver with 3:18 remaining in the fourth quarter. There was no flag called on the play, but the SEC found the hit violated two... [Read More]

The No. 18 Florida Gators have lost one starting linebacker for a month and another for possibly the season.


Gators coach Will Muschamp said weakside linebacker Jelani Jenkins underwent surgery Monday to repair a fractured thumb and will be out for the next four weeks, while rush linebacker Ronald Powell suffered a setback during... [Read More]

Nick Saban announced Monday that the junior fullback/tailback would... [Read More]

Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Tyler Wilson suffered a head injury against Louisiana-Monroe and was listed as day to day by coach John L. Smith for Saturday's game with No. 1 Alabama.Wilson was kept in Little Rock, Ark., for observation following Saturday night's 34-31 overtime loss for Arkansas, which fell out of the AP's Top 25 entirely Sunday after being ranked No. 8 -- the second-biggest... [Read More]

Arkansas has taken the second-largest fall out of the AP college football poll, dropping from eighth to unranked after losing to Louisiana-Monroe.The Razorbacks were upset 34-31 in overtime after losing quarterback Tyler Wilson to an injury. The only team to take a more drastic fall from the poll was Michigan in 2007. The Wolverines opened the season at No. 5 and dropped out after a Week 1 loss... [Read More]

Deon Johnson, a University of Alabama class of 2013 commitment, was arrested on charges of second-degree rape and sodomy on Thursday night.The Spanish Fort High (Ala.) star receiver was booked at the Baldwin County Corrections Center at 8:43 p.m. CT. Johnson, 18, has been released on $20,000 bond, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff's website.Johnson is a four-star prospect and the No.... [Read More]

No. 7 Georgia will be without four defensive starters in Saturday's SEC opener at Missouri, including safety Bacarri Rambo and linebacker Alec Ogletree, sources confirmed to ESPN.com on Friday.The Bulldogs already were without suspended cornerback Sanders Commings and outside linebacker Chase Vasser, who are each serving two-game suspensions for offseason arrests. But UGA coach Mark Richt has... [Read More]

A day after LSU coach Les Miles broke the news about left tackle Chris Faulk, it got a lot worse on Thursday.

The Tigers' veteran on the "blind side" is likely done for the 2012 season with a major knee injury that will require surgery and long-term rehabilitation.

Three independent sources close to the LSU program confirmed the severity of Faulk's injury and... [Read More]

Tyrann Mathieu has opened a new chapter at LSU.

Whether the 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist known as the Honey Badger ever plays football for the Tigers again remains to be seen.

As Mathieu was enrolling in school for the fall semester on Tuesday, LSU coach Les Miles was maintaining his stance that... [Read More]

Georgia coach Mark Richt hasn't announced a starting tailback for Saturday's game at Missouri, even though freshman Todd Gurley rushed for 100 yards on just eight carries in his college debut.

Gurley says he expects Ken Malcome to remain the top guy on the depth chart. Malcome started the opener against Buffalo, rushing for 32 yards before he went out with an injured left... [Read More]

After seven months of practice and workouts, four weeks of camp and one game, No. 23 Florida has decided on a starting quarterback.

It could be settled for the entire season, too. Coach Will Muschamp said Monday that Jeff Driskel will start Saturday's Southeastern Conference opener at Texas A&M, adding that "it's good to move forward with naming one guy and go with... [Read More]

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said starting quarterback Connor Shaw can barely lift his right arm and will miss the next few days of practice."It's wait and see right now," Spurrier said Sunday.Shaw was injured when he took a helmet to his right shoulder in the ninth-ranked Gamecocks' season-opening 17-13 victory at Vanderbilt last Thursday night. Shaw was diagnosed with a deep... [Read More]

Georgia's Malcolm Mitchell will miss Saturday's season opener against Buffalo due to a left ankle sprain, the school announced Friday afternoon.

Mitchell played receiver last year but spent the spring and preseason camps practicing mostly at cornerback to fill in on a Georgia secondary depleted by suspensions for the early part of the season. Earlier this week, coach Mark Richt said... [Read More]