- Robbie Nieswanger of the Morning News reports on SEC suspending officiating crew from Arkansas-Florida game.
- Ray Melick of the Birmingham News writes that the SEC should get out of the referee business.
- Mike Herndon of the Mobile Press-Register writes that the SEC’s overall strength is under debate.
- Joe Person of The State reports on the latest development in the South Carolina-Alabama tape-gate.
- Mr. SEC says Nick Saban and Steve Spurrier are pointing fingers at each other.
- Austin Ward of the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that Alabama’s Mark Ingram has Tennessee’s attention.
- Edward Aschoff of the Gainesville Sun writes that Urban Meyer says MSU game is not about Dan Mullen.
- Phil Kegler reports for Florida Today that the Gators want to spread the ball around more.
- Jeff Lockridge of the Tennessean writes that Vanderbilt’s next win won’t be easy.
- Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser writes that Auburn wants to make its offense mysterious again.
- Randy Rosetta of The Advocate reports that LSU is ready for Auburn’s power game.
- David Brandt of the Clarion-Ledger reports that freshmen are filling key roles for Ole Miss.

John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
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