SEC links for Thursday:
- Travis Haney of the Charleston Post and Courier reports that South Carolina enters its opener tonight under much uncertainty.
- Patrick Magee of the Clarion-Ledger reports that Southern Miss is ready for its shot at the Gamecocks.
- Gentry Estes of the Mobile Press-Register reports on Mark Ingram’s recovery from knee surgery.
- Tommy Deas of the Tuscaloosa News reports on the new Alabama and Florida uniforms.
- Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun writes that everything changed at Florida 20 years ago.
- Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald writes that John Brantley is ready to start a new era at Florida.
- Mike Strange of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that it’s time to play some geeked football.
- Robert Holder of the Chattanooga Times Free Press writes that Tennessee’s Matt Simms is eyeing his debut.
- Tim Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that there’s still no answer on A.J. Green’s status.
- Glenn Guilbeau of the Shreveport Times reports that LSU has one less Tar Heel to worry about.

