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SEC links for Monday:

• Mississippi State disputes blog report that Elgin Bailey is off team after fight, reports John L. Pitts of the NE Mississippi Daily Journal.
• Three Georgia Bulldogs will miss Liberty Bowl because of academics, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC.
• Off-the-field news marks memory of this Georgia season, writes Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald.
• Mark Wiedmer of the Chattanooga Times Free Press writes that tracking tattoos has become NCAA role.
• Nick Saban addresses DUI of football signee, reports Izzy Gould of the Birmingham News.
• Urban Meyer’s final Gators game might be fun, writes David Jones of Florida Today.
• Arkansas’ offense preparing for its final test, reports Robbie Neiswanger of the Arkansas News.
• Crimson Tide hits the field in Orlando, reports Chase Goodbread of the Tuscaloosa News.
• Mississippi State starts its game week in Florida, reports Brandon Marcello of the Clarion-Ledger.
• Bowl will gauge Tennessee’s improvement, writes John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

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MSU players Renardo Sidney and Elgin Bailey fight in stands in Hawaii. (AP photo)

SEC links for Friday:

• MSU teammates Renardo Sidney and Elgin Bailey fight in stands, reports the AP.
• Sidney scores 19 in Mississippi State’s win over San Diego, reports the Clarion-Ledger.
• Scotty Hopson’s drive gives Tennessee a 66-65 win over Belmont, reports Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Some timely holiday cheer just what Tennessee needed, writes Mike Strange of the News-Sentinel.
• Georgia hangs on to beat Mercer 56-53, reports Michael Lough of the Macon Telegraph.
• Colorado State holds off Ole Miss 68-61, reports the AP.
• Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News writes that Ohio State ruling by NCAA makes no sense.
• NCAA meets world, and world laughs again, writes Joe Medley of the Anniston Star.
• LSU awaiting NCAA’s response on Ridley, reports Scott Rabalais of The Advocate.
• Mark Richt on the hot seat at Georgia, writes Iliana Limon of the Orlando Sentinel.

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