SEC: Bama beats Hogs; Antler Spray scandal for Tide

SEC links for Friday:

• Some clutch free throw shooting helped Alabama beat Arkansas 59-56, reports Cecil Hurt of the Tuscaloosa News. The Crimson Tide made nine of 10 free throws in the final 3:11 to seal the win.
• Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News writes that this whole Deer Antler Spray controversy with regards to Alabama football brings up some serious questions for the NCAA.
• Top recruit Robert Nkemdiche will visit LSU this weekend, reports James Smith of the Times-Picayune. Nkemdiche committed to Clemson at one point. His mother wants him to go to Ole Miss. Now he’s visiting Baton Rouge.
• Six days from signing day means a flurry of activity at Georgia, reports Seth Emerson of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. The Bulldogs still have offers out to several highly-rated prospects.
• Ole Miss is trying to put the finishing touches on a Top 5 class, reports John Talty of the Clarion-Ledger. Some recruiting analysts are calling the Rebels the recruiting story of the year.
• Florida’s key recruit could solve the Gators’ deep-threat problem, reports Matt Watts of the Miami Herald. That would be Demarco DeMarcus Robinson.

• Marshall Henderson has turned out to be the imperfect poster boy for Ole Miss basketball, says David Brandt of the AP.
• Before coming to play UK on Sunday, Georgia slows Alabama just enough to get a 65-59 win, reports Roger Clarkson of the Athens Banner-Herald.
• Effort helped short-handed Tennessee roll over the Mississippi State women 88-45, writes John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Vanderbilt women fell to Texas A&M 60-52, reports AP.
• LSU women hold off Auburn 59-55, reports the AP.
• Missouri’s women beat Florida 69-64, reports Ross Dellenger of the Columbia Daily Tribune.