SEC links for Thursday:
- Tony Barnhart of the AJC asks if Georgia can handle a little praise?
- Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald reports that Georgia receiver A.J. Green safety Reshad Jones will evaluate his draft stock.
- David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press writes that it’s bombs away for Georgia quarterback Joe Cox.
- Ron Higgins of the Memphis Commercial Appeal writes that the SEC bowl-go-round is on.
- Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun reports on Florida’s 69-49 hoops win over Georgia Southern.
- Dave Hooker of the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that Lane Kiffin is trying to defend his false “11 months” statement.
- David Brandt of the Clarion-Ledger reports that Ole Miss is looking for multiple ways to attack the LSU defense.
- Joe Person of The State writes that South Carolina’s bowl bid needs one for the road.
- In the Birmingham News, Kevin Scarbinsky reports that Auburn coach Gene Chizik is defending his defensive coordinator, Ted Roof.
- Jeff Lockridge of the Tennessean writes that the Vanderbilt defense wants to turn on the blitz.
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. Born in Paris, he graduated from George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester in 1977. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at johnclay.bloginky.com.
AJ Green is a true sophomore, so he can’t evaluate his draft status for this season. The article is about a Georgia safety.