SEC links for Monday:
- South Carolina wants to take the next step, reports Joe Person of The State.
- Connor Shaw has the “it” to play right away as a Gamecock, writes Travis Haney of the Charleston Post and Courier.
- Jeremiah Masoli shows flashes of confusion and brilliance in first workout at Ole Miss, reports David Brandt of the Clarion-Ledger.
- Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun writes that Florida men’s basketball could be ranked in top 10 to start season.
- Kirby Smart happy with decision to stay at Alabama, reports Chase Goodbread of the Tuscaloosa News.
- Coordinators prove stability for the Crimson Tide, writes A. Stacy Long of the Montgomery Advertiser.
- Emmitt Smith is sorry for snubbing Gator Nation, blogs Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel.
- Tennessean columnist David Climer thinks Vanderbilt and Robbie Caldwell can’t afford to play it safe.
- Tommy Hicks of the Mobile Press-Register asks if the pre-season polls mean something?
- An Alabama-Michigan football game in Dallas is possible, but not imminent, reports Gentry Estes of the Press-Register.
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