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Ex-Georgia AD Damon Evans (Macon Telegraph photo)

SEC links for Sunday:

• A year later, former Georgia AD Damon Evans is still trying to move on
• Alabama lists 44 secondary violations in report to NCAA (but who’s counting)
• Click here to see a pdf of all 44 Alabama violations
• SEC commissioner Mike Slive says it’s time to spread the wealth
• Can the SEC on CBS top ABC for a third straight year?
• Vanderbilt’s James Franklin using academics as a recruiting tool
• John Adams: For Tennessee football, a thin line between six and eight wins
• Even without A.J. Green, Georgia has options at wide receiver
• Ex-LSU football star Chad Jones fighting to keep his dream alive
• Alabama radio network reaching more Crimson Tide fans than ever
• Jordan McRae is ready to give Tennessee basketball fans some hope
• Ron Morris: Ray Tanner represents the best of South Carolina
• Batboy who beat the odds was an inspiration to the Gamecocks
• Mainieri is determined to get LSU baseball back in the hunt

AP photo/Dave Martin)

SEC links for Friday:

• Vandy tailgaters are banned for making too much noise, reports Chris Echegaray of the Tennessean.
• Ex-Georgia AD Damon Evans gets new job, reports Rhonda Cook of the AJC.
• Alabama-Florida about being the best, writes Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald.
• Unlike Florida, Alabama players have largely avoided off-field trouble, writes Don Kausler, Jr. of the Birmingham News.
• Florida’s Jeff Demps still limited in practice by bad ankle, reports Anthony Chiang of the Orlando Sentinel.
• Andre DeBose could play big role for the Gators, writes Tyler Jett for Florida Today.
• Tide’s offensive line is rolling right along, blogs Chris Low for espn.com.
• Trey Burton can change a game play, writes Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post.

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SEC links for Friday:

• Tennessee football players involved in brawl at bar, reports Wes Rucker of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

• Tennessean columnist David Climer reports that Lane Kiffin has taken another jab at Tennessee.

• ESPN announces a $1.86 billion TV deal with ACC, reports Andrew Carter of the Orlando Sentinel.

• Championship coach Ray Tanner seeking a new deal at South Carolina, reports Joseph Person of The State.

• Person also counts the five SEC first-year football players most likely to make a splash.

• Ex-LSU star JaMarcus Russell must help himself before others can, writes Tommy Hicks of the Mobile Press-Register.

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Southern Cal AD Mike Garrett has issued apologies to SEC schools.

SEC links for Thursday:

• Tennessee turned down a chance to play Southern Cal in football, reports Austin Ward of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

• Southern Cal apologizes for false recruiting accusations against Alabama, reports Tommy Deas of the Tuscaloosa News.

• Southern Cal apologizes for tampering accusations against Florida, reports Edward Aschoff of the Gainesville Sun.

• Ole Miss dismisses wide out Patrick Patterson from the team, reports David Brandt of the Clarion-Ledger.

• Parrish Alford of the NE Mississippi Daily Journal has more on the Patterson dismissal at Ole Miss.

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Lane Kiffin is losing a starting defensive end to his old school.

SEC links for Tuesday:

• Southern Cal defensive end Malik Jackson transferring to Tennessee, reports the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

• Pedro Moura of ESPN Los Angeles also reports on Jackson leaving Los Angeles for Knoxville.

• Bruce Pearl travels to Germany to watch United States’ U-17 team, reports Mike Griffith of the News-Sentinel.

• Scheduled to earn $550,000 a year, Damon Evans takes a $237,500 in resignation as Georgia AD, reports Lee Shearer of the Athens Banner-Herald.

• Mark Bradley of the AJC argues that Mark Richt’s position as Georgia football coach will be even stronger with new AD.

• Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News writes on Damon Evans’ success and then miserable failure.

• Tommy Tuberville is raising some eyebrows in the Big 12, writes Evan Woodbery of the Mobile Press-Register.

• John Brantley is ready to take the reigns at Florida, writes Byron Saucer for the Gainesville Sun.

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Georgia AD Damon Evans at his Thursday press conference. (AP photo)

SEC links for Monday:

• Board meeting this morning will announce resignation of Georgia AD Damon Evans, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC.

• Mark Bradley of the AJC believes two candidates will top Georgia’s AD list.

• Georgia football coach Mark Richt might be the next to go, writes David Climer of the Tennessean.

• Will Michael Adams go for the best man or a yes man? asks AJC Georgia blogger Bill King.

• Sports and marriage a blurred union, writes Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.

• Ex-Alabama and ex-Louisville assistant Charlie Stubbs gearing up for first year as head coach at Nicholls State.

• Ron Higgins of the Memphis Commercial Appeal writes that ex-Tennessee kicker James Wilhoit is now teaching his skills.

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(Photo uga.edu)

SEC links for Sunday:

• Damon Evans is out at Georgia, according to a WSB-TV report, says Larry Hartstein of the AJC.

• Here’s the report from WSB-TV in Atlanta, via sources.

• The New Jersey nets have already cut Wayne Chism, ex-Vol, from their summer team, reports Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

• Duke is cramming for visit from Alabama, writes David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

• Illinois coach Ron Zook, former coach at Florida, says SEC is better than the Big 10, blogs Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.

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SEC links for Saturday:

• In three-page report, Georgia AD Damon Evans is rendered ridiculous, writes Mark Bradley of the AJC.

• More on Evans and those infamous red panties, from Tim Tucker of the AJC.

• Evans has put Georgia into unwanted spotlight, blogs Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald.

• Evans tried to use position to get out of DUI charge, writes College Football Talk.

• Chip Towers and Christian Boone of the AJC report that an Athens attorney has met with Evans.

• This isn’t a story sportswriters relish covering, blogs Towers in the AJC.

• Top quarterback prospect picks Tennessee over Notre Dame and LSU, reports Dave Hooker of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has obtained the incident report from Georgia AD Damon Evans’ arrest on a charge of DUI.

It’s pretty embarrassing.

Especially this part:

“Evans was flippant when first pulled over, according to the trooper. “The subject said ‘I feel pretty good,’ ” states the incident report. The trooper noted that Evans had a pair of red panties in between his legs.‘”

Evans apologized on Thursday, but did not resign.

Sports By Brooks has a link to the entire report, which is highly entertaining.

SEC links for Friday:

• Mark Bradley of the AJC writes that Georgia should fire Damon Evans after DUI arrest.

• Damon Evans awaits his fate at Georgia, writes the Athens Banner-Herald.

• Evans’ image is forever altered, writes David Ching in the Banner-Herald.

• Tennessee adds a 6-foot-9 transfer from UNC-Wilmington, reports Wes Rucker of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

• Vols will get immediate help from transfer John Fields, writes Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

• Alabama basketball signs a 7-foot-1 Swedish center, reports Gentry Estes of the Mobile Press-Register.

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