Weekly Walk Around The SEC

Dec 3, 2011; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detail view of the SEC logo before the 2011 SEC championship game between the LSU Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

From ESPN

"With the College Football Playoff to start in 2014, Alabama coach Nick Saban wants to make sure the SEC gets its due regarding strength of schedule within the league.Saban said Tuesday prior to the start of the SEC spring meetings that he’s not sure this has been the case under the old system."

From Bleacher Report

"When Ohio State capped its undefeated season with a 26-21 victory over Michigan last February, many openly wonderedwhether the Buckeyes’ bowl ban kept them from playing for a national title.Ohio State was just one of two teams to finish the 2012 regular season unbeaten, Notre Dame being the other, but the Fighting Irish drew the Alabama Crimson Tide as their opponent for last year’s championship game."

From the Orlando Sentinel

"Alabama coach Nick Saban may have experienced hurt feelings, but said there are no hard feelings between him and the Gators over comments Saban is “the devil himself.”Florida offensive line coach Tim Davis, a former Saban assistant coach, joked at a May 14 Space Coast Gator Club gathering that he is amazed Florida coach Will Muschamp stuck it out so long on Saban’s staff."

From Fansided

"The Georgia Bulldogs will be without their starting safety Josh Harvey-Clemons, who has been suspended for the team’s season-opener against Clemson on August 31, following a marijuana incident on the Georgia campus."

From Saturday Blitz

"The white sand beaches of Destin, FL were invaded with SEC brass as the conference’s annual spring meetings kicked off on Tuesday afternoon, and the SEC schedule was the first thing on the agenda.Between the additions of the Missouri Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies last season and the SEC Network set to launch in August of 2014, it was figured that the debate between an eight and nine-game SEC schedule and whether or not the conference continued annual crossover rivalries would take center stage on the Gulf Coast. After 12 hours of discussions, it appears as if that was the case."