ESPN.com presents SEC Chris Low http://espn.go.com/blog/sec 60 en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:14 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 In conjunction with the 100-day countdown to the start of the 2013 college football season, ESPN's Stats & Info group has put together 100 numbers to know. Not surprisingly, there are more than a few that might be of interest to SEC fans: 1. (Preseason No. 1): Who will be this year's AP Preseason No. 1? Whoever it is must overcome recent history. Only two teams in the BCS era have won the national title after being ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, 1999 Florida State and 2004 USC.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64503/sec-numbers-to-know-in-countdown Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:40 EDT 64503 Alabama coach Nick Saban discusses his team's preparations for the 2013 season.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64484/video-nick-saban-alabama-crimson-tide-not-looking-back Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:31 EDT 64484 Florida is the class of SEC athletics ... again. For the 23rd time, the Gators have walked away with the SEC All-Sports Trophy as presented by the Halifax Media Group. Florida won eight SEC championships this past year. Georgia was second, and Texas A&M was third in its first year in the league. Florida won SEC titles in men's basketball, women's cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, men's swimming and diving, women's tennis and volleyball.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64475/florida-wins-another-all-sports-trophy Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:04 EDT 64475 If the 2013 Rimington Trophy watch list is any indication, the SEC will be stout up the middle next season on the offensive line. The Rimington Trophy is awarded each year to the top center in college football, and nine of the 44 players on the preseason watch list are from the SEC -- which is the most in the country. Alabama's Barrett Jones won the award last season. Here's a look at the nine SEC centers on the 2013 list: David Andrews, G ...]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64497/nine-from-sec-on-rimington-watch-list-2 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:31 EDT 64497 DawgNation From Kipp Adams: D’Andre Walker racked up 105 tackles in his junior season. Then the offers started pouring in. From Radi Nabulsi : Speedy 2014 CB Kendarious Webster added an offer from in-state Georgia. GatorNation From Derek Tyson : Four-star WR Moral Stephens is wide open with the big programs coming after him. GeauxTigerNation From Gary Laney : Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic, the alma mater of Warrick Dunn and Travis Minor, are known for churning out running backs.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64490/recruitingnation-links-sec-edition-53 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:11 EDT 64490 Our Tuesday stroll around the league: Butch Jones has the Big Orange Caravan rolling and recruiting along, writes John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Former Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner signs on with Pat Dye Jr. Derrick Thomas' College Hall of Fame snub inspires "boycott" from former Alabama great Cornelius Bennett. Other schools are still chasing Tennessee running back commitment Treyvon Paulk. LSU's Les Miles hasn't given up on getting the SEC schedule changed.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64479/sec-lunch-links-384 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:10:34 EDT 64479 We're 100 days away from the start of the college football season, so what better time to check in with our conference bloggers on the state of their teams heading into the summer? Join us at 1 p.m. ET as we go conference-by-conference taking your questions until 3 p.m. See you there. ]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64460/live-chat-100-days-until-kickoff Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:16 EDT 64460 The Aggies have plenty of playmakers on offense surrounding quarterback Johnny Manziel. ]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64452/video-one-good-thing-texas-am Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:09 EDT 64452 We’re 100 days away from the start of the college football season. Let’s get out our checklist and see what needs to be done before the 2013 season kicks off and the SEC tries to make it eight in a row. Tide envy: Alabama is no stranger to being the hunted. That’s just the way it is when you win three of the last four national championships. But it seems like everybody is gunning for Nick Saban and the Tide these days. The truth is that everybody outside of the Tide Nation is tired of seeing Alabama win all the time.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64467/secs-100-day-checklist Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:31 EDT 64467 Kevin Scarbinsky of AL.com recently suggested that an NFL roster comprised exclusively of Alabama and LSU players wouldn’t be a terrible idea. As he points out, according to a listing on ESPN.com, there are 49 players from LSU in the NFL and 41 players from Alabama. In reading that piece, I couldn’t help but think back to a conversation I had with former Alabama offensive line coach Joe Pendry just prior to the first Alabama-LSU game in 2011.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64461/alabama-lsu-form-nfl-pipeline Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:27 EDT 64461