This article originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 12, 2015 and can be found here.
The Auburn Tigers saw their 2014 season derail after nine games. The Tigers’ 35-31 victory over then-No. 7 Ole Miss put the team at 7-1, but they followed it with four losses in their last five games to finish the year 8-5. Head coach Gus Malzahn is preparing for better numbers this fall, but the team has to succeed with some unfamiliar faces.
This article originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 10, 2015 and can be found here.
The Florida Gators thought they had the answer to replacing Urban Meyer in 2010. Fast-forward to today, and it’s evident that wasn’t the case.
This article originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 10, 2015 and can be found here.
The University of Georgia had another solid year in athletics and finished in 14th place of the Director’s Cup, which ranks schools for the performance of each team they field. Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity was pleased with his school’s latest finish.
This article originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 8, 2015 and can be found here.
The notion that the Tennessee Volunteers are back has floated around the Southeastern Conference for several years. Lane Kiffin was trusted as a competent leader, but he bolted after one year. Derek Dooley had fans hoping he could coach like his father Vince, but he found himself out of work after three subpar seasons.
The same ideas about the Volunteers competing for an SEC title dominated this offseason. The difference is there may be something to it this time around.
This article originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 7, 2015 and can be found here.
The South Carolina Gamecocks entered the 2014 season as the favorites in the Southeastern Conference’s East division and left with six losses and a fifth-place finish. Fresh off the team’s worst season since 2009, head coach Steve Spurrier must prepare for another slate of tough games.
This column originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 7, 2015 and can be found here.
Presidential candidates have been ducking their brothers for years. Jimmy Carter had Billy, who spent his time promoting Billy Beer and urinating on airport runways. Bill Clinton had Roger, a musician and actor who the Secret Service nicknamed “Headache.” It just seems odd the brother in the midst of being stowed away for 2016 is a former two-term President.
This article appeared with the Red & Black on July 6, 2015 and can be found here.
It may be July, but it’s not too late for Georgia to add to its 2015 recruiting class.
Mirko Jurkovic Jr., a six-foot-five, 276-pound offensive offensive lineman, announced his commitment to Georgia via Twitter on July 6. Jurkovic had been committed to Ohio State since Dec. 4 and was part of the Buckeyes’ class that Rivals.com ranked ninth in the nation.
This article originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 3, 2015 and can also be found here.
Verbal agreements in the business world don’t guarantee much. They are worth even less in college football recruiting.
College coaches can extend written offers to high school players from Aug. 1 until the first Wednesday in February, aside from a month-long dead period in mid-December. One of the most useful tactics for recruits is verbally committing, which means the player pledges to attend a school. The problem is these commitments are non-binding until pen hits paper on National Signing Day, which leads to chaos when players back out.
This article was published with The Red & Black on July 1, 2015 and can be found here.
Rivalries make college football so much fun for fans. The problem in recent years is conference realignment and non-conference scheduling has ruined many good rivalries. Here’s a look at each Southeastern Conference school and a rivalry that should be renewed.
This column appeared with The Red & Black on June 27, 2015 and can be found here.
NBC’s “Seinfeld,” one of the most popular sitcoms in television history, heads to Hulu this week. While the video-on-demand site paid a pretty penny to make it happen, it will learn firsthand why it needed to start the insanity.
Jordan D. Hill 