By RON HIGGINS, Scripps Howard News Service
Bama's McClain ready to lead
Rolando McClain figured it was always good enough to lead by example, especially since he was extraordinary in his first two years as an Alabama linebacker.
Hardly tough times for SEC football
The Southeastern Conference appears to be recession-proof.
As the league's annual football preseason media days kicked off here at the Wynfrey Hotel Wednesday, a record 950 media members are on hand to interview the conference's 12 football coaches and two players from each school.
Higgins: SEC rankings must wait
You will notice there are no Southeastern Conference spring football rankings in this column.
That's because at this point, it's meaningless. I want to wait until the preseason to look stupid making predictions, not now.
There's a better chance for me to look less idiotic then, because we're about to enter the annual Twilight Zone for college football coaches.
Sun's out, ticket sales down for SEC tourney
It will be 80 degrees in Tampa this week, where the Southeastern Conference plays its men's basketball tournament.
Question: Can they play the games outside, shirts vs. skins, so all of us can work on our tans?
Higgins: Ranking the SEC
With Southeastern Conference regular season wrapping up Sunday, here's how the league shapes up from top to bottom.
-- 1. LSU (25-4 overall, 13-1 SEC): After clinching the SEC regular-season title with win at Kentucky Saturday, the Tigers, the SEC's only ranked team, are now playing for NCAA seeding.
Higgins: Ranking the SEC
With Southeastern Conference regular season wrapping up Sunday, here's how the league shapes up from top to bottom.
-- 1. LSU (25-4 overall, 13-1 SEC): After clinching the SEC regular-season title with win at Kentucky Saturday, the Tigers, the SEC's only ranked team, are now playing for NCAA seeding.
Higgins: Ranking the SEC
With Southeastern Conference regular season wrapping up Sunday, here's how the league shapes up from top to bottom.
-- 1. LSU (25-4 overall, 13-1 SEC): After clinching the SEC regular-season title with win at Kentucky Saturday, the Tigers, the SEC's only ranked team, are now playing for NCAA seeding.
Kiffin is long way from Summitt's class
University of Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, who's probably one of the top five coaches of all time in any sport on any level, won her 1,000th game on Thursday to become the winningest NCAA basketball coach ever.
Ranking the SEC recruiting classes
Ranking the recruiting classes around the uber-competitive Southeastern Conference.
-- 1. Alabama
Nick Saban reaffirms his reputation as college football's most relentless recruiter.
-- 2. LSU
Unexpectedly great recruiting year for a team coming off an 8-5 season.
-- 3. Georgia
