SEC Headlines – 12/15/11

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1.  Alabama and LSU grabbed plenty of All-American honors.

2.  Gus Malzahn will coach Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; Gene Chizik says there’s “no panic” in search for coaches.  (Anybody else think of this?)

3.  AU is 5-1 in hoops after a 52-40 win over South Florida.

4.  New Arkansas defensive coordinator Paul Haynes will make just short of $500,000 a year.

5.  Les Miles “wanted everyone to know that he is not interested in the Miami (Dolphins) job.”

6.  Recuperated LSU O-lineman Josh Dworaczyk can either take part in the BCS title game or gamble that the NCAA will grant him a sixth season of eligibility next year.

7.  LSU’s cornerbacks make history on the All-American team.

8.  Tiger hoopster Andre Stringer continues to undergo tests after fainting at practice last week.

9.  Ole Miss improved to 9-1 with a 66-54 win over Louisiana-Lafayette last night.

10.  Hugh Freeze will not honor the grayshirt agreement reached by quarterback Maikhail Miller’s family and Houston Nutt… yet another reason why player should look out for themselves.  (And, yes, the kid will be fined $364 for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana, but that’s hardly a murder charge.)

11.  Dan Mullen is going to get a contract extension at Mississippi State.  (Kudos to his agent for attaching his name to every job opening in the country.)

12.  Florida kicker Caleb Sturgis garnered All-America honors.

13.  Georgia landed two on the AP All-American squad.

14.  The length of Mark Richt’s contract extension will send a message to Dawg fans… and recruits.

15.  Kentucky’s Marquis Teague looked tougher against Indiana.

16.  South Carolina receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Steve Spurrier, Jr. is no longer a candidate for the head coaching job at Coastal Carolina.

17.  But Carolina defensive guru Ellis Johnson is reportedly a leading candidate for the top gig at Southern Miss.

18.  Here’s a good, lengthy look at USC’s NCAA response.

19.  Tennessee dropped to 3-6 on the season with a 71-65 loss at College of Charleston last night.  (The Vols have now lost to mid-majors Oakland and C of C in back-to-back years.)

20.  Perhaps that’s why this writer says UT has now fallen to “mid-major hell.”

21.  Vanderbilt promises to be aggressive on offense in the Liberty Bowl.