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Pat Summitt and assistant Holly Warlick coach UT to win over Auburn. (AP photo)

SEC links for Monday:

• Florida looks to make Gator Bowl statement today, says Robbie Andreu of Sun.
• Gators have more to gain, writes Rachel George of Orlando Sentinel.
• Gator Bowl wants to move up ladder, writes Gary Smits of Times-Union.
• Tennessee women top Auburn in SEC opener, reports AP’s John Zenor.
• LSU women cruise past Ole Miss, reports AP.
• Virginia visits LSU men tonight, reports Chris Abshire of Times-Picayune.
• Tennessee men look to keep streak going, reports Mike Griffith of KNS.
• Richt has Dogs on right path, says David Paschall of Times Free Press.
• Richt says Dogs knocking on greatness’ door, writes AJC’s Mark Bradley.

(AP photo)

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

Tennessee AD Dave Hart. (AP photo/Wade Payne)

SEC links for Friday:

• UT athletic boss says loss to UK was unacceptable, reports Andrew Gribble of KNS.
• Harvey Updyke goes fundraising, reports Jeff Schultz of the AJC.
• LSU just good enough to beat UC-Irvine, reports Scott Hotard of The Advocate.
• Florida-Texas A&M preview of next year’s SEC, reports Rachel George of Orlando Sentinel.
• Florida struggling from foul line, writes Mike Hodge for Gainesville Sun.
• New Arkansas DC will make nearly $500,000, reports Chris Bahn of Arkansas 360.
• Georgia motivated by last year’s bowl loss, reports Ledger-Enquirer’s Seth Emerson.
• Georgia’s bowl tickets outselling Michigan, reports Marc Weiszer of ABH.
• What’s magic number for Richt contract? asks Mark Bradley of AJC.
• Chizik returning to his roots, reports Charles Bennett of Anniston Star.
• Slay playing big role for MSU, writes Brandon Marcello of C-L.
• LSU returns to full-speed practice, reports Glenn Guilbeau of Shreveport News.

SEC links for Monday:

• Auburn tailback Michael Dyer has been suspended for the Tigers’ bowl game, reports Jay Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser.
• Will Michael Dyer let himself hear how his 2011 will be remembered? asks Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News.
• Les Miles’ treatment of quarterback Jarrett Lee is a sore spot for some LSU fans, writes Glenn Guilbeau of the Shreveport Times.
• Alabama basketball bounces back to beat Detroit, reports Cecil Hurt of the Tuscaloosa News.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel says the Lady Vols make their point with versatile play.
• Small-town upbringing helped new Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze along the way, reports Kyle Veazey of Memphis Commercial-Appeal.

Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray will miss six weeks with a broken thumb. (AP photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC links for Monday:

• Poll without Florida schools for first time since 1982, reports Orlando Sentinel.
• Tennessee’s Bray breaks thumb, reports Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Mullen avoids his quarterback issue, reports C-L’s Brandon Marcello.
• Muschamp will shake up Gators, reports Arnold Feliciano of Gainesville Sun.
• Don’t close your eyes on Arkansas, says Commercial Appeal’s Ron Higgins.
• The Hogs are the clear No. 3, writes Chris Low of espn.com.
• LSU aims to clean up its miscues, says Les East of The Advocate.
• Jon Solomon of Birmingham News asks what if Russell Wilson had chosen Auburn?
• Auburn searching for answers, reports Jay Tate of Montgomery Advertiser.
• Ole Miss a speed bump for Bama, reports Don Kausler of Birmingham News.
• Richt thinks Georgia is improving, reports Seth Emerson of Ledger-Enquirer.
• Bulldogs’ top receiver out, reports Chip Towers of AJC.

SEC links for Friday:

• Kragthorpe taking smaller role at LSU, reports Les East of The Advocate.
• LSU’s new leader knows passing game, writes Glenn Guilbeau of Times.
• Video of Les Miles’ announcement, from Times-Picayune.
• Georgia starts new era under clouds, writes Seth Emerson of Telegraph.
• Georgia submits report on Jarvis Jones, reports Emerson.
• Gators’ corner was facing marijuana charge, reports Sentinel’s Rachel George.
• Richt sees similarities between 2011 and 2002, reports Chip Towers of AJC.
• Bulldogs know they have depth issues, says Marc Weiszer of ABH.
• Jeffery back at practice for South Carolina, reports Travis Haney of P-C.
• Florida’s tower has safety in mind, reports Kevin Brockway of Gainesville Sun.

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SEC links for Tuesday:

• Alabama has its own version of oversigning, writes Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News.
• Joe Medley of the Anniston Star on OVC coaches telling Mike Slive and reformers that it’s not that easy.
• Bruce Pearl’s attorney says Tennessee delayed information on photo in NCAA investigation, reports Mike Strange of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Lane Kiffin was charged with failure to monitor by Tennessee, reports Patrick Brown of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
• Mark Richt plans on having “a helluva year,” reports Mark Bradley of the AJC.
• It’s the last shot for a pair of Florida’s fifth-year seniors, writes Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun.
• Houston Nutt is breaking in more transfer quarterbacks at Ole Miss, reports Ivan Maisel of espn.com.

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SEC links for Friday:

• SEC predictions not getting Auburn down
• Auburn football keeps winning while others keep wondering
• Rumors keep swirling around Auburn
• Chizik is going to have to keep hearing the stories
• There are some harsh realities with NCAA’s no-man’s land
• Chizik cool under fire at SEC Media Days
• One columnist thought Chizik was chairman of the bored

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SEC links for Tuesday:

• Gainesville Sun ranks Alabama’s Trent Richardson as best player in SEC
• Georgia’s Carlos Thomas suspended for opener with Boise State
• Will the West be best again? and four more questions before Media Days
• UTEP transfer Arnett Moultrie ready to help Mississippi State basketball
• Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner says he has no desire to play Tennessee
• Clemson is hoping to end its long drought against Auburn
• South Carolina’s season football ticket sales have picked up since title
• Mark Richt’s recruiting and what it means for his future
• Georgia linebacker remains eligible during investigation
• LSU’s basketball recruits will try to fill pieces of puzzle

Mark Richt (AP photo)

SEC links for Wednesday:

- Georgia coach Mark Richt is a supporter of the non-kickoff idea for college football, reports David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

- Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald writes that Georgia is pumped for its difficult 2011 start in football.

- The Bulldogs are dealing with raised expectations, writes Seth Emerson of the Macon Telegraph.

- Compliance is a major issue for the NCAA, reports Matt Murschel of the Orlando Sentinel.

- Ex-Alabama star Robert Horry’s 17-year-old daughter dies of rare disorder, reports Don Kausler of the Birmingham News.

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