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SEC links for Wednesday:

• Schools seeking to override rule for multi-year scholarships, reports AP.
• Ex-IU commit Kiel pledges to LSU, reports Jim Kleinpeter of Times-Picayune.
• Georgia scrapes by Winthrop, reports Chris Starrs of Banner-Herald.
• State faces tough test from Baylor, reports Brad Locke of Daily Journal.
• UT saving money by missing bowl, reports Megan Boehnke of News-Sentinel.
• Rodgers road to bowl full of twists, reports Greg Sullivan of Tennessean.
• Chizik simplifies Auburn’s defense, reports Joel Erickson of Ledger-Enquirer.
• Will Auburn give Frazier a longer look in bowl? asks News’ Charles Goldberg.
• Auburn needs to end year like it began, writes Joe Medley of Anniston Star.
• Crowell under weather for first practice, reports Chip Towers of AJC.

(AP photo)

SEC links for Thursday:

• Tennessee players tweet they want black jerseys for Halloween
• Auburn would like to finish grueling October with 3-2 record
• Auburn offense missing injured wide receiver Emory Blake
• Georgia’s Malcolm Mitchell now doubtful for Florida game
• Ranking the best in the Georgia-Florida football rivalry
• Georgia’s Cornelius Washington trying to put DUI arrest behind him
• Only something shocking would prevent Florida’s John Brantley from starting
• Gators simplifying their defensive playbook with Georgia up next
• South Carolina’s Bruce Ellington battling a slight hamstring injury
• Arkansas’ wide receivers are looking for more
• Vanderbilt coach doesn’t want any part of bowl discussion
• Ole Miss has a bad case of the second-half blues
• Alabama and LSU pacing themselves before showdown Nov. 5
• Pat Summitt welcomes yet another colleague at Tennessee
• Only time will tell if Renardo Sidney has changed for the better
• NCAA poised to make sweeping changes

(Ft. Worth Star-Telegram photo)

SEC links for Tuesday:

• Tennessee could find itself right back in the NCAA doghouse, reports the AP. A former football assistant is accused of paying for a recruit’s visit.
• Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne says the Aggies intend to win in the SEC, reports Hugh Kellenberger of the Clarion-Ledger. Texas A&M didn’t do a whole lot of winning in the Big 12, however.
• Mike Strange of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that there are some previous SEC ties to Texas A&M. One is former UT legend Robert Neyland who spent a year in College Station before going to West Point.