John Clay’s Sidelines

SEC links for Thursday:

• David Brandt of the Clarion-Ledger reports that Ole Miss has been prepping for spotlight of tonight’s ESPN game with South Carolina.
• Joe Person of The State writes on Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead.
• John Davis of the Oxford Eagle writes that Snead is upbeat about the SEC opener.
• Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun writes about SEC’s football tilted balance of power.
• Seth Emerson of The State writes that South Carolina’s basketball class is stacking nicely.
• Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News writes that the Nick Saban-Bobby Petrino rivarly is more than hot air.

• Tim Gayle of the Montgomery Advertiser writes on Bama back Terry Grant.
• Jeff Lockridge writes that foot injuries plague Vanderbilt.
• Tim Tucker of the AJC reports that Georgia-Florida will stay in Jacksonville.
• David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press writes about Georgia’s defensive deficit.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that Montario Hardesty is new face of Tennessee football.