SEC links for Friday:
- Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun reports that USC’s loss could be Florida’s gain at point guard.
- Gentry Estes of the Mobile Press-Register reports that Alabama is placed on three years probation for textbook scandal.
- Mike Bolton and Doug Segrest of the Birmingham News write that NCAA sanctions shock former Alabama players.
- Ian Rapoport of the Birmingham News reports that Bama is debating a possible NCAA appeal.
- Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News wonders if Bama president cares about integrity.
- Mark McCarter of the Huntsville Times writes that Alabama has no room for error.
- Christopher Walsh of the Tuscaloosa News writes that Nick Saban is anxious to get past the penalties.
- Tuscaloosa News columnist Cecil Hurt writes that disappointing is all you can say about this Bama case.
- Mark Bradley of the AJC writes that the penalties look tough on surface, but are soft underneath.
- David Climer of the Tennessean writes that the NCAA looks foolish in latest Alabama punishment.
