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SEC links for Monday:

• Auburn takes No. 1 BCS rankings spot from Oregon, reports Evan Woodbery of the Mobile Press-Regsiter.
• Two SEC division winners were not the picks at the beginning, writes Ron Higgins of the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
• Auburn hopes playing South Carolina again will turn out twice as nice, writes Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser.
• South Carolina playing some of its best football going into title game, reports Travis Haney of the Charleston Post and Courier.
• Florida knocks off Florida State in basketball, reports Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that bowl trips can sometimes go bad.
• Urban Meyer says Florida’s rebuilding project begins now, writes Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun.
• Houston Nutt denies reports linking him to Colorado job, reports the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
• Mark Richt says he has no interest in Miami opening, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC.
• For every Iron Bowl winner there is a loser, writes Mark Wiedmer of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

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Tennessee's Tobias Harris. (AP photo/Wade Payne)

SEC links for Saturday:

• Florida-South Carolina is big for Meyer, but bigger for Spurrier, writes Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun.
• A day of past, present and future for Auburn football, writes Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News.
• Reports that Cecil Newton admitted solicitation of money for son, reports USA Today.
• Mississippi State admission places Auburn outside scope of Newton scandal, writes Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser.
• Mark Bradley of the AJC doesn’t believe that Auburn can allow Newton to play today.
• Tennessee’s Tyler Bray doesn’t want to play with feeling, writes Chris Low of espn.com.
• Brad Tinsley earns Vanderbilt’s first triple-double as Commodores start season with a win, reports Bryan Mullen of the Tennessean.
• Alabama basketball gets off to fun start with 76-37 win, reports Cecil Hurt of the Tuscaloosa News.
• Ravern Johnson’s 32 points lead Mississippi State over Tennessee State in basketball, reports Brandon Marcello of the Clarion-Ledger.
• Florida wins its debut, 77-60, reports Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.

• Tennessee buries Chattanooga 82-62, reports Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Georgia survives a close basketball call, reports Chris Starrs of the Athens Banner-Herald.
• South Carolina dominates Elon 94-79, reports the AP.
• LSU’s win over Northwestern State brought a mixed bag, writes Scott Hotard of the Baton Rouge Advocate.
• Chris Warren’s 26 points help Ole Miss avoid upset, reports the AP.
• Arkansas turns opener into a romp, writes Robbie Neiswanger of the Arkansas News.

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SEC links for Wednesday:

• Joe Schad of ESPN reports that both Cecil Newton and his son Cameron spoke of the pay-for-play plan.
• Cameron Newton is under fire again, writes Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser.
• Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News on whether latest hit on Cameron Newton is a bomb or a dud.
• Gene Chizik says latest Newton allegations are pure garbage, reports John Zenor of the Associated Press.
• Urban Meyer claims he played no role in Cameron Newton stories, reports Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun.
• Slow down before knocking Newton, writes Rick Cleveland of the Clarion-Ledger.
• Unstoppable on the field, Newton is being assailed off it, writes Mark Wiedmer of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
• Newton needs to reveal the truth about academic allegations at Florida, writes Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel.

• Florida has had Novembers to remember and forget, writes Edward Aschoff of the Gainesville Sun.
• Alabama’s offensive line looking for answers, writes Chase Goodbread of the Tuscaloosa News.
• Concussion issues lingering for Jeremiah Masoli, reports David Brandt of the AP.
• Bruce Pearl says exhibition loss was an early wake-up call, writes Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Tyler Bray honing his survival skills as Tennessee quarterback, reports Austin Ward of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• Les Miles is softer on Nick Saban these days, writes Glenn Guilbeau of the Shreveport Times.

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SEC links for Thursday:

• Georgia will open basketball season without Trey Thompkins, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC.
• Going to a bowl as a 5-7 team is a possibility, writes Kyle Veazey of the Clarion-Ledger.
• Florida’s kicker answered Georgia’s taunts with a kiss, reports Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun.
• Florida basketball knocks off Georgetown College, reports Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.
• Julio Jones and Patrick Peterson are ready for the third round, writes Chase Goodbread of the Tuscaloosa News.
• Trent Richardson’s mother is staying busy, writes Glenn Guilbeau of the Shreveport News.
• Auburn’s Michael Dyer is following Bo Jackson’s lead, writes Charles Goldberg of the Birmingham News.
• Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser reports that Auburn says it is more than one player.
• Tennessee won’t change its passing game with Bray at quarterback, reports Andrew Gribble of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
• South Carolina leans on Lattimore, writes Robbie Neiswanger of the Arkansas News.