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SEC links for Thursday:

• Bobby Johnson’s sudden retirement stuns Commodores, reports Jeff Lockridge of the Tennessean.

• Joe Biddle of the Tennessean says Vanderbilt football claimed another victim.

• Suspended Georgia running back Dontavius Jackson will transfer, reports Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald.

• Bobby Johnson did a lot with a little, writes Rick Cleveland of the Clarion-Ledger.

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  New Vandy coach Robbie Caldwell is called intense, writes Bryan Mullen of the Tennessean.

• Some fans suspicious about timing of Johnson’s retirement, writes Maurice Patton of the Tennessean.

• Mark Wiedmer of the Chattanooga Times Free Press writes that Johnson’s departure is puzzling.

• Wayne Chism is talking Turkey as a backup plan, reports Mike Griffith of the News-Sentinel.

• Another report, another twist to the Vol Brawl, writes the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

• Erin Andrews’ replacement, Jenn Brown, has carved her own path, writes Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.

• Brad Locke of the NE Mississippi Daily Journal writes that Chad Bumphis could get a look at Mississippi State quarterback.

• Charles Sawyer gives Ole Miss depth at quarterback, writes Parrish Alford of the Daily Journal.

• Think the SEC is rugged, just try coaching Vanderbilt, writes Mark Bradley of the AJC.

• Vandy losing a lot in losing Johnson, writes Tony Barnhart of the AJC.

• More on the Dontavius Jackson transfer, from Tim Tucker of the AJC.

• Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun says the SEC is losing a good man in Johnson.

• Bobby Johnson leaves a blueprint for Vanderbilt football, blogs Chris Low of espn.com.

• Matt Simms’ spirals drew raves at the Manning Passing Camp, reports Austin Ward of the News-Sentinel.

• Ex-Alabama coach Mark Gottfried hasn’t stopped coaching, reports Daniel Boyette of the Baldwin Register.

• Georgia football has decided to ditch two-a-days, writes Marc Weiszer in the Banner-Herald.

• Linebacker Brandon Golson says he will keep South Carolina in his plans, reports Joseph Person of The State.

• Golson will to to prep school first, before coming to Columbia, writes Travis Haney of the Charleston Post and Courier.