- ESPN’s Rick Reilly tries to take up for ex-Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin.
- Tennessee says it will not release Bryce Brown from his scholarship, reports Austin Ward of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
- No, synthetic turf is not coming back to Neyland Stadium, writes Mike Strange of the News-Sentinel.
- Cooperation is the key to solving the agent issue, writes Pat Forde of espn.com.
- Georgia opens camp with a long to-do list, writes Tim Tucker of the AJC.
- Florida basketball will play Ohio State next season, blogs Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.
- Tim Tebow will haunt the Jacksonville Jaguars into eternity, writes George Diaz of the Orlando Sentinel.
- Bobby Johnson has left an enviable legacy at Vanderbilt, writes Loran Smith for the Athens Banner-Herald.
- Vanderbilt has swapped coaches, not philosophies, writes Seth Emerson of The State.
- Ole Miss assistant athletic director hired as new AD at Florida A&M, reports St. Claire Murrane of the Tallahassee Democrat.


Guah. I wish Rick Reilly would just stop.
I wish Rick Reilly would just stop.