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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

SEC links for Tuesday:

• Florida basketball signee Patric Young looks to start with a bang, reports Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.

• Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News thinks Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant needs to get a better grasp on the state’s pipeline.

• It’s getting harder for John Cohen to find bright spots at Mississippi State, reports Brad Locke of the NE Mississippi Daily News.

• Tony Barnhart of the AJC asks whether Georgia Tech would say yes to an invitation from the SEC?

• Paul Finebaum of the Mobile Press-Register on Jim Delaney and Mike Slive.

• John Pennington of Mr. SEC says if SEC is going to act in expansion, it should act boldly.

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SEC links for Tuesday:

• Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that only two players from a highly-ranked John Pelphrey recruiting class remain with the Razorbacks.
• Nate Allen of the NW Arkansas Times writes that Pelphrey’s revolving door is problematic.
• Doug Segrest of the Birmingham News writes that Florida is the unanimous No. 1 of the pre-season football magazines.
• But Paul Finebaum writes in the Mobile Press-Register that Urban Meyer will probably leave Florida after this year.
• In the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Dave Hooker reports that coveted quarterback prospect Jesse Scroggins will announce his college choice July 25.

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SEC links for Friday:

• Kyle Veazey of the Clarion-Ledger reports that NCAA has delayed interviews in case of Mississippi State basketball recruit Renardo Sidney.
• Randy Rosetta of The Advocate writes that LSU coach Paul Mainieri shares CWS title with family and friends.
• Gainesville Sun reports Timberwolves could pay $500,000 buyout to get Nick Calathes out of his Greek contract.
• David Climer of the Tennessean writes that a massive clean-up project awaits ex-Tennessee coach Kevin O’Neill at Southern Cal.
• Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News on whether Nick Saban deserves a new deal.
• Joe Person of The State writes that a new conditioning coach has brought a different approach to South Carolina.

Continue reading ‘SEC links: Interviews delayed in case of MSU’s Sidney’