One Massive Pre-Holiday Smorgasbord Of Headlines

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1.  Alabama will have some guys playing through the pain in Saturday’s Iron Bowl.

2.  Freshman tailback Dee Hart — the subject of many a “he’s already off the team” rumors — returned to practice yesterday.

3.  For Auburn, “it would be great to spoil” Bama’s BCS championship hopes.

4.  One ex-Tiger player has taken to the media to campaign against current AU defensive coordinator Ted Roof.

5.  Arkansas’ offense is eager for its showdown with LSU’s defense.

6.  The Razorbacks felt Marshawn Powell’s absence last night as they struggled to a win over tiny Utah Valley.

7.  There are still multiple BCS scenarios for LSU, Alabama and Arkansas.

8.  Les Miles isn’t allowing either of his senior quarterbacks to speak with the media these days (which cuts out the fans as well).

9.  Mississippi State will try to make Ole Miss quarterback Barry Brunetti regret not picking the Dogs this week.

10.  MSU will be looking for some big plays to jumpstart its struggling offense.

11.  Houston Nutt is impressed with MSU’s defensive line.

12.  Brunetti’s days as a third-stringer have cost him precious snaps in practice all season… which could haunt Ole Miss on Saturday.

13.  Florida offensive coordinator Charlie Weis — despite a bad hip — plans to coach in Gainesville “for a while, unless you’re trying to get rid of me.”

14.  Will Muschamp and Jimbo Fisher — facing each other for the first time — have been joking about their co-owned beach house this week.

15.  Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo expects Isaiah Crowell and Carlton Thomas to be ready to play some tailback for Georgia on Saturday.

16.  Meanwhile, UGA’s defense is preparing for Georgia Tech’s triple-option attack.

17.  Tight end Nick Melillo has become an impact player on Kentucky’s offense.

18.  John Calipari says freshman point guard Marquis Teague needs time to improve.

19.  The winningest senior class in South Carolina football history wants to close out their careers with a third-straight win over Clemson.

20.  It’ll be strength versus strength when the Cocks’ defense and the Tigers’ offense are on the field.

21.  Mired on a struggling Tennessee offense, receiver Da’Rick Rogers has put up some impressive numbers this season.

22.  Ohio State has cancelled a future home-and-home football series with UT due to the Big Ten’s move to a nine-game conference schedule.

23.  James Franklin is once again having to defend his players from claims that they make dirty hits.

24.  Franklin and Derek Dooley have “hooked up jumper cables” to the Vanderbilt-Tennessee rivalry.