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Tennessee’s women end up splitting two games on their trip to the Left Coast, beating UCLA and losing to Stanford. Meanwhile, the SEC men had a good night, sweeping four games. Now Alabama takes on Travis Ford and Oklahoma State tonight. Plus, Steve Spurrier is looking for a defensive coordinator while Mark Richt was paying his Georgia assistants a little extra on the side

• Lady Vols fall on West Coast to Stanford 97-80
• John Adams: Summitt t-shirts setting sales records
• Tennessee men snap losing streak to beat UNC-Asheville
• Gerald Robinson leads Georgia past Mercer in Athens
• Arkansas snaps slide with ugly win over Eastern Kentucky

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SEC links for Thursday:

• A video with interesting comments made by Gus Malzahn didn’t keep Auburn offensive coordinator from becoming head coach at Arkansas State, writes Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News.
• Does Malzahn’s exit mean that Auburn is imploding? asks Jeff Schultz of the AJC. The Tigers have lost both their offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator since season’s end.
• SEC is still working on its football scheduling for 2012, reports Rachel George of the Orlando Sentinel. With the addition of Texas A&M and Missouri, the league is working to try and get as much as it can done before Christmas.
• College of Charleston hands Tennessee its fourth straight loss, 71-65, reports Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Bobby Cremins’ club improved to 8-1, while Cuonzo Martin’s first UT edition is now 3-6.
• Knoxville News-Sentinel columnist Mike Strange writes that the Vols are stuck in mid-major status right now.  After the game, Cremins thanked Martin for honoring the contract made with former UT coach Bruce Pearl.
• Auburn holds off South Florida 52-40, reports Jay Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser. Tony Barbee said afterward he wants his team to play at a faster pace, but was glad it showed it could win a grind-it-out game.
• Ole Miss basketball wins its sixth straight game, beating Louisiana-Lafayette 66-54, reports Hugh Kellenberger of the Clarion-Ledger. Dundrecious Nelson came off the bench to score 21 points for the Rebels.

SEC links for Sunday:

• Phil Simms wary of giving his son, Matt, advice at Tennessee, writes Austin Ward of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Ron Morris of The State thinks that Stephen Garcia should be starting quarterback at South Carolina.
• Ellis Johnson’s defense fuels South Carolina’s success, writes Travis Haney of the Charleston Post and Courier.
• Armand Williams has blossomed at LSU since Katrina, writes Glenn Guilbeau of the Shreveport Times.
• LSU got the opener it wanted, writes Scott Hotard of The Baton Rouge Advocate.
• Ryan Mallett is the no-doubt leader at Arkansas, writes Robbie Nieswanger of the Arkansas News.
• Auburn football has a window of opportunity, writes Evan Woodbery of the Huntsville Times.
• More players and a familiar system has Auburn optimistic, writes Charles Goldberg of the Birmingham News.
• “Repeat” and “Defending” are two words Nick Saban does not want to hear, writes Mark McCarter of the Huntsville Times.

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SEC links for Thursday:

• LSU coach Les Miles claims to be feeling no heat, reports Randy Rosetta of The Advocate.
• Houston Nutt says he hopes Jeremiah Masoli situation is resolved by weekend at Ole Miss, reports Kyle Veazey of the Clarion-Ledger.
• Austin Rivers still open to Florida, reports Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.
• College football has an agent problem, but what can it do about it? asks Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.
• No days at the beach for South Carolina defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, writes Joseph Person of The State.
• Joe Medley of the Anniston Star on just who the 2004 national champ should be.
• Depth is on its way to Auburn football, writes Charles Goldberg of the Birmingham News.
• Tommy Deas of the Tuscaloosa News looks at the Dennis Franchione Era at Alabama.
• Rumor of a Georgia-Southern Cal football game is merely that, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC.
• LSU running back Richard Murphy is looking for a big year, writes Krysten Oliphant of the Shreveport Times.

SEC links for Tuesday:

• Charles Goldberg of the Birmingham News reports that Auburn interviews Buffalo coach Turner Gill.

• Meanwhile, in the AJC, Chip Towers reports that Georgia assistant Rodney Garner also interviews at Auburn.

• Birmingham News columnist Ray Melick writes that Alabama’s reward for an unbelievably successful season is Utah.

• Huntsville Times columnist Mark McCarter casts his Heisman vote for Tim Tebow.

• Knoxville News-Sentinel columnist John Adams writes that Tebow isn’t just about the numbers.

• Drew Edwards of the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that former Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer has accepted a post as assistant to the UT president.

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