SEC Headlines – 7/27/10

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1.  Bama folks are rememberin’ the good ol’ Gene Stallings days.

2.  In 2008, Melvin Ray chose baseball over Alabama football.  Now the former high school receiver is hoping to land in Tuscaloosa after all.

3.  Ryan Shoemaker is Auburn’s top punter going into fall camp.

4.  The Football Writers Association may award Auburn with the 2004 national title.

5.  Arkansas AD Jeff Long says he’s more cautious when it comes to football optimism than Bobby Petrino.

6.  The Hogs have some work to do in fall camp.

7.  Sound like UA might be “calling the Hogs’” fans to ask for some cash.

8.  LSU’s Jordan Jefferson is on the watch list for the Manning Award.

9.  Jefferson is starting to realize that there’s more to his role than just passing.

10.  Raymond Cotton left Ole Miss in tight spot by transferring.

11.  The mother of an MSU player who died in 1997 will not allow State to unretire her son’s jersey number.  “They’re not going to use it.  I’m not gonna let them use it.”  Well, actually, the school’s decision to retire the jersey was a nice gesture.  They can unretire it if they want to… though they say they want the mother’s permission.

12.  Urban Meyer still won’t take any shots at Lane Kiffin.

13.  Meyer expects to play “a bunch” of freshmen this year.

14.  Mark Richt wants fans to be patient with new QB Aaron Murray.  Uh-huh.  People were calling for Joe Cox’s head after the Dawgs’ first game last season.

15.  Starting linebacker Akeem Dent will be off the Georgia practice fields for four to six weeks after undergoing surgery on his toe today.

16.  It doesn’t look like UGA will redshirt Richard Samuel this fall.

17.  Richt got a little testy when a fan mentioned Florida’s “dominance” to him last night.

18.  Dion LeCorn appears finally ready to excel at wideout for South Carolina.

19.  No word yet on the status of Tennessee tailback Bryce Brown.

20.  As expected, North Texas is off of UT’s 2011 schedule and Montana is on.

21.  The Tennessee Titans are suing Lane Kiffin.  (And they probably helped up their season ticket sales in the process.)

22.  Was Bobby Johnson being selfish when he stepped away from Vandy?  (Well, yes, but any retirement is technically a selfish act.)

23.  This writer believes Dan Mullen could be the next Steve Spurrier.  (Spurrier wouldn’t have blasted a fellow coach the way Mullen fired on Nick Saban the other day… so I’ll say that Mullen might be the next Lane Kiffin.)

24.  SEC Media Days shows the power of the conference.

25.  Expect surprises in the SEC this year.

26.  This writer says the NCAA and its coaches set a bad example for players.

27.  There will be new faces and familiar expectations at Florida this fall.