Category Archives: SEC Football

MARLER: College sports is broken-and no one in charge seems to care
By Chris Marler I'm exhausted. I'm about to be 40, so I kind of mean that in general. Specifically though, I mean I'm exhausted from covering college sports. I'm not complaining. I love my job, and am...
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MARLER: Biggest Judas moments in SEC history
By Chris Marler There are some things you should never talk about at the dinner table or professionally and religion is right up near the top. I'm giving myself a get out of jail free card for that to...
Rivers Hughey Apr 02, 2026 Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports

MARLER: Lane Kiffin's Simple Formula for Success
By Chris Marler Between jaded exes, literally and figuratively via fanbases, and his polarizing personality, there are a ton of stories about LSU's new head coach Lane Kiffin. Some are good, some are ...
Rivers Hughey Apr 02, 2026 Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

SEC April Fools: The biggest jokes in CFB and SEC history
By Chris Marler It's April Fools. Time to keep your head on a swivel and avoid social media. Actually, maybe doom scrolling through Twitter and Facebook and pretending the horrible hellscape that exis...
Jessi Cook Apr 01, 2026 Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Copyright © 2007 John David Mercer

SP+ Rankings for SEC teams in the 2026 season released
By Chris Marler There are a ton of metrics for college football nowadays. SOS, FPI, and don't even get me started on whatever EPA is. I thought that had to do with the environment until a season ago w...
Jessi Cook Mar 31, 2026 Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

South Carolina lands one of the most interesting commitments of the year
By Chris Marler Spurs up. That's the rally cry for South Carolina fans in Columbia, on social media and everywhere in between about their beloved Gamecocks. They may have to get a new saying and hasht...
Rivers Hughey Mar 30, 2026 AP Photo/Alastair Grant

Top 5 SEC Football & Basketball coaching duos
By Chris Marler I'm not always right. If you asked my fianc, she would say I'm almost never right. My takes aren't always spot on either. Last year I thought LSU was a College Football Playoff team, a...
Jessi Cook Mar 25, 2026

SEC Recruiting Budgets: Year over year results and spending
By Chris Marler This morning we wrote about a report from Al.com over the spending habits of SEC football programs when it comes to recruiting. The recruiting budgets for SEC teams seemed to take a dr...
Rivers Hughey Mar 24, 2026 Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

SEC Recruiting Budgets: Are schools getting what they pay for?
By Chris Marler On Monday the recruiting budget for every SEC football program was released on Al.com, and we got a firsthand look at exactly how much money is being spent at 15 of the schools around ...
Jessi Cook Mar 24, 2026 Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

Missouri names Austin Simmons starting QB
By Chris Marler Missouri has gotten ahead of the curve this offseason it seems. They started Spring practice in February before any other programs. They're now naming a starting quarterback as Spring ...
Jessi Cook Mar 19, 2026 Petre Thomas-Imagn Images




