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Catching Up With University of Georgia Center Ben Jones
Just a few days before this year’s NFL draft, I had the pleasure of speaking with University of Georgia center Ben Jones, and to find out more about how his weeks and days leading up to the NFL draft had been going. Jones was a four-year starter at Georgia, and ranks third all-time among UGA [...]
Tweet2012 NFL Draft: SEC Football On Top With 9 Players Taken in Round 1
With 12 SEC players present in the green room of Radio City Music Hall in New York City for the 2012 NFL Draft, the SEC was hoping to break their own record for most players selected from a single conference in round one of the NFL Draft. It was a record they set in 2007, [...]
TweetNFL Draft: 5 Biggest SEC Draft Busts of All-Time
The SEC is expected to dominate the first round of the NFL Draft later tonight, with as many as 12 players potentially being selected in the first round. Over the last several years the SEC has produced more NFL talent than any other conference in the nation; however, they’ve also produced some major busts, as [...]
Tweet2012 NFL Draft: 5 SEC Sleepers Who Will Make An Impact
This year, a record 26 players are expected to be in attendance at the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and 12 of those 26 will be from the nation’s most dominant collegiate football conference, the SEC. Over the last several years, the SEC has earned a reputation as a [...]
TweetBobby Petrino: Could the Former Arkansas Razorback Coach Become a Dallas Cowboy?
A couple of high-level media sources have reported that former Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrino will garner interest from the NFL ranks as a position coach, and if that were the case, in the purely speculative sense, the Dallas Cowboys may be one of his potential suitors. Omnipresent Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is [...]
TweetSEC Spring Football Preview: Georgia Bulldogs
2011 Record: 10-4 Returning Starters: 15 Key Losses: Brandon Boykin, DeAngelo Tyson, Orson Charles, Cordy Glenn, Ben Jones Breakdown: After opening the 2011 season with losses to Boise State and South Carolina, Mark Richt’s seat appeared to be uncomfortably warm, and the Georgia Bulldogs responded with 10 straight victories and an SEC East Championship. They did [...]
TweetPoor 40-Yard Dash Will Cost Former Vol Janzen Jackson in NFL Draft
To say that McNeese State safety and NFL Draft prospect Janzen Jackson’s past is checkered is like calling the infamous cocktail sauce at St. Elmo’s in Indianapolis mild. It’s a dramatic understatement. Janzen Jackson was supposed to be one of the can’t miss stars from Tennessee’s highly rated Class of 2009. He wound up being one [...]
Tweet2012 NFL Draft:12-Part Series on SEC Draft Prospects Complete
The Southeastern Conference has been a feeder system to the National Football League for quite some time now, and things aren’t likely to change in April’s 2012 NFL Draft. Over the course of the last couple of weeks, we’ve examined all the 2012 NFL Draft prospects in the SEC in a 12-part series complete with [...]
TweetThree Vanderbilt Commodores Hope to Hear Name Called at NFL Draft
When Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin took the head coaching job for the Vanderbilt Commodores, he was faced with the unenviable task of changing the culture of the program. The ‘Dores are notorious doormats in the SEC, and Franklin knew he’d have his work cut out for him. Few could have expected the mentality to change in [...]
TweetTennessee Volunteers Have Two NFL Draft Prospects
A 5-7 season with a loss to Kentucky wasn’t how Derek Dooley and the Tennessee Volunteers drew up the 2011 season, but major injuries and pre-season attrition exposed a lack of talent in Knoxville that couldn’t be overcome. It was a particularly disappointing season for Tennessee’s seniors, who won’t be remembered as one of the [...]
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