THE SEC Thread

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LSU has received signed scholarship papers from Purdue transfer quarterback Danny Etling, a source confirmed with the Geaux247 staff on Monday.

The scholarship papers came across on Monday afternoon, the source confirmed. Etling, who will have to sit out the 2015 season, is from Terre Haute, Ind., and he attended same high school that LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron attended.

He makes the move from Purdue after playing in 13 games for the Boilermakers, completing 238-of-429 passes for 2,490 yards, 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

He signed with Purdue as part of the 2013 class, ranked as the No. 17 pro-style quarterback in the country and a Top 300 prospect. He also was picked as an Elite 11 participant. He will have to sit out this fall, but then has two more years of eligibility remaining.

This gives LSU four scholarship quarterbacks on the depth chart this fall, including Brandon Harris, Anthony Jennings and Justin McMillan.

 

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Who has the most talent in the SEC at DB?

"The SEC almost contains as many five-star defensive backs as running backs. The current scoreboard is 10-9. Alabama claims four of those nine, and all four are underclassmen defensive backs. Florida and LSU each boast a pair of five-star defensive backs as well.

Add in 75 four-star defensive backs and it’s easy to understand why quarterbacks in the SEC didn’t excel last year.

Here’s a look at the team-by-team talent, followed by a few observations:"

• "Alabama has a huge advantage in talent at defensive back (as opposed to skill or on-field production). The Tide roster includes a jaw-dropping 14 four- or five-star defensive backs. LSU (9) and Florida (8), both of which have nationally-elite secondaries, aren’t even close to that sort of depth. Bama’s pass defense has no excuse this year.
• Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has worried publicly about his secondary, especially the depth. The Tigers also recently lost three defensive backs to transfers. But behind Alabama, LSU and Florida, Auburn has the next-most pure talent at the position in the SEC.
• It helps to be a touted recruit in the SEC at defensive back, more than most positions. But there are some former three-star recruits who are key players in 2015: Jonathan Jones (Auburn), Quincy Mauger (Georgia), A.J. Stamps (Kentucky), Taveze Calhoun (Mississippi State), Aarion Penton (Missouri), Kenya Dennis (Missouri), Trae Elston (Ole Miss) and Cam Sutton (Tennessee).
• The defensive backs at Missouri and Tennessee should play much better than their recruiting rankings, and Florida has one of the nation’s best collections of defensive backs entering the fall. But there’s a paucity of pure physical talent at the position in the SEC East, as South Carolina — which got shredded in the secondary last fall, in part due to a horrendous pass rush — is tied with Georgia for the second-best average star rating.
• Two SEC schools don’t boast a single four- or five-star defensive back: Arkansas (3.0) and Missouri (2.9). Kentucky (3.1) and Vanderbilt (3.1) have better talent in the secondary based on recruiting rankings .

Here’s a team-by-team breakdown of the scholarship defensive backs in the SEC. Star ratings listed below are based on the 247Sports composite rankings.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
5: Tony Brown, Marlon Humphrey, Kendall Sheffield, Minkah Fitzpatrick
4: Anthony Averett, Ronnie Clark, Ronnie Harrison, Cyrus Jones, Laurence “Hootie” Jones, Geno Smith, Maurice Smith, Bradley Sylve, Deionte Thompson, Jabriel Washington
3: Jonathan Cook, Eddie Jackson

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
3: De’Andre Coley, Jared Collins, D.J. Dean, Cornelius Floyd, Joshua Liddell, Davyon McKinney, Santos Ramirez, Henre’ Toliver, Nate Dalton, Ryan Pulley, Willie Sykes
N/A: Scotty Thurman

AUBURN TIGERS
4: Stephen Roberts, Joshua Holsey, Nick Ruffin, Tim Irvin, Johnathan Ford, Tray Matthews, Jordan Colbert
3: Jonathan Jones, Markell Boston, T.J. Davis, Jeremiah Dinson

FLORIDA GATORS
5: Vernon Hargreaves III, Jalen Tabor
4: Duke Dawson, Marcell Harris, Marcus Maye, Keanu Neal, Brian Poole, Nick Washington
3: Deiondre Porter, Quincy Wilson, Chris Williamson, Kylan Johnson

GEORGIA BULLDOGS
4: Malkom Parrish, Tramel Terry, Reggie Wilkerson, Rashad Roundtree, Rico McGraw
3: Johnathan Abram, Devin Bowman, Kennar Daniels-Johnson, Shattle Fenteng, Quincy Mauger, Dominick Sanders, Jarvis Wilson, Juwuan Briscoe, Deandre Baker, Kirby Choates

KENTUCKY WILDCATS
4: Glenn Faulkner, Darius West
3: A.J. Stamps, Fred Tiller, Cody Quinn, Zack Blaylock, Jaleel Hytchye, Jared Tucker, Blake McClain, Mike Edwards, Kendall Randolph, Marcus Walker, Kei Beckham, Chris Westry, Derrick Baity
2: J.D. Harmon

LSU TIGERS
5: Kevin Toliver II, Jamal Adams
4: Donte Jackson, Dwayne Thomas, Tre’Davious White, Xavier Lewis, Corey Thompson, Ed Paris, Rickey Jefferson
3: Jeremy Cutrer, John Battle, Jalen Mills

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS
4: Will Redmond, Jamoral Graham, Jamal Peters
3: Tolando Cleveland, Kivon Coleman, Cedric Jiles, Deontay Evans, Brandon Bryant, Taveze Calhoun, Chris Rayford, Kendrick Market, Chris Stamps, Maurice Smitherman, Mark McLaurin
N/A: Jahmere Irvin-Sills

MISSOURI TIGERS
3: Cortland Browning, Logan Cheadle, Kenya Dennis, John Gibson, Aarion Penton, Tavon Ross, Shaun Rupert, Anthony Sherrils, Ian Simon, Finis Stribling IV, Chaston Ward, Thomas Wilson, Cameron Hilton, T.J. Warren
2: David Johnson

OLE MISS REBELS
5: Tony Conner
4: Tony Bridges, Tee Shepard, C.J. Hampton, Kailo Moore, Armani Linton
3: Trae Elston, Kendarius Webster, C.J. Moore, A.J. Moore, D.K. Buford, Mike Hilton, Cameron Ordway, Montrell Custis, Jalen Julius

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS
4: Chaz Elder, Wesley Green, Chris Lammons, D.J. Smith
3: Ali Groves, T.J. Gurley, Al Harris Jr., Rico McWilliams, Chris Moody, Jasper Sasser, Darin Smalls, Jamari Smith, Antoine Wilder, Rashad Fenton, Toure Boyd, Isaiah Johnson

TENNESSEE VOLS
4: Micah Abernathy, Todd Kelly Jr., Justin Martin, Evan Berry, LaDarrell McNeil
3: Rashaan Gaulden, Emmanuel Moseley, Malik Foreman, Cameron Sutton, Darrell Miller, Stephen Griffin, Brian Randolph
2: Devaun Swafford, MaLeik Gatewood

TEXAS A&M AGGIES
4: De’Vante Harris, Noel Ellis, Nick Harvey, Armani Watts, Justin Dunning, Larry Pryor, Roney Elam
3: Donovan Wilson, Justin Evans, Alex Sezer, Tavares Garner, Devonta Burns, Victor Davis, Jonathan Wiggins

VANDERBILT COMMODORES
4: Emmanuel Smith, Ryan White, Donovan Sheffield
3: Jalen Banks, Tre Bell, Oren Burks, Taurean Ferguson, Tre Herndon, Bryce Lewis, Torren McGaster, Jahmel McIntosh, Tre Tarpley, Ladarius Wiley, Andrew Rector
2: Andrew Williamson"

 

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Who has the most talent in the SEC at DB?

"Alabama has a huge advantage in talent at defensive back (as opposed to skill or on-field production). The Tide roster includes a jaw-dropping 14 four- or five-star defensive backs. LSU (9) and Florida (8), both of which have nationally-elite secondaries, aren’t even close to that sort of depth. Bama’s pass defense has no excuse this year.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
5: Tony Brown, Marlon Humphrey, Kendall Sheffield, Minkah Fitzpatrick
4: Anthony Averett, Ronnie Clark, Ronnie Harrison, Cyrus Jones, Laurence “Hootie” Jones, Geno Smith, Maurice Smith, Bradley Sylve, Deionte Thompson, Jabriel Washington
3: Jonathan Cook, Eddie Jackson

None of those 5 stars really played last year, so we are hopeful the secondary is much improved this year.

 

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School takeover reps named

 

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2015 SEC Football TV Schedule

 

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Report: Alabama Fans Used A Lot Of **** To Cope With CFB Playoff Loss To Ohio State | College Spun Social. Local. Consumable. College Sports.

Immediately following the Crimson Tide’s Sugar Bowl loss to Ohio State, PornHub’s traffic from the state of Alabama was reportedly 90 percent higher than average.

 

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First Nevada sportsbook releases SEC win totals for 2015

• Alabama 9.5 (-135o)
• Georgia 9 (-125o)
• Ole Miss 8.5
• Auburn 8.5 (-130o)
• LSU 8.5 (-130o)
• Arkansas 8 (-140u)
• Tennessee 8 (-160u)
• Texas A&M 8 (-120u)
• Missouri 7.5 (-135o)
• Florida 7 (-130o)
• Mississippi State 7 (-145u)
• South Carolina 6.5 (-155o)
• Kentucky 5.5 (-130o)
• Vanderbilt 3.5 (-135u)

 

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Top UGA football signee to work out for the Atlanta Braves | College recruiting blog

 

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Pretty good news for Georgia fans.

 

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JUCO the landing spot for Miss. St. lineman Kent Flowers | CollegeFootballTalk

Shortly after Mississippi State’s spring practice came to an end in April, Kent Flowers opted to transfer out of Dan Mullen’s football program. The thing is, nobody had caught wind of it… until now.

According to Mike Bonner of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger and Robbie Faulk of247Sports.com, who each cite Cliff Furr asthe source, Flowers (pictured, No. 74) has decided to continue his collegiate playing career at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Mississippi. Flowers is not yet listed on the Wolfpack’s official online roster, for whatever that’s worth.

Because Co-Lin is a JUCO, the offensive lineman will be eligible to play immediately in 2015.

 

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Damn, that's an amazing run.

 

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Suspended Georgia Tech LB Harrell transferring to Florida | CollegeFootballTalk

On Friday night Georgia Tech announced senior linebacker Anthony Harrell had been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Not long after that, Harrell had an announcement of his own. He’s transferring out of Georgia Tech.

As is typically the case, there are two sides of the story. On the one side, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson says Harrell was suspended for a violation of team rules. On the other, Harrell says he was not suspended and his decision to transfer to Florida was on his own terms.

“These past four years at Georgia Tech have been amazing. It is with a sad heart that I announce that I am leaving Georgia Tech and my Yellow Jacket football team,” Harrell said on his Twitter account. “I have been accepted to the University of Florida’s Masters Degree Program. My family and I have decided that it would be better for my future and where I want to fo in life and that I will be attending and playing my 5th year of football at the University of Florida.”

 

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NCAA clears incoming LSU defensive end Arden Key | CollegeFootballTalk

One of LSU’s key additions to the Class of 2015 has been given the “all systems go” from the NCAA to join the program this season. Arden Key, a defensive end from Atlanta, has now been cleared by the NCAA and expected to join the LSU program in August according to a report by Ross Dellenger of The Advocate.

Key was one of two LSU players previously reported to not be enrolled in summer classes. There did not appear to be much concern for the lack of enrollment, as sometimes these things happen and camp has yet to begin. LSU will open camp on August 6. Per Dellenger’s report, Key was not cleared in time to begin summer classes with the rest of LSU’s Class of 2015.

 

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Report: ex-UGA QB Jacob Park will visit Alabama | CollegeFootballTalk

According to ESPN.com‘s Joe Schad, Jacob Park will visit Alabama this weekend. After speculation of a potential had been mounting, Georgia confirmed exactly two weeks ago today that the quarterback would be leaving Richt’s football program.

If Park were to transfer to the Tide, he wouldn’t be eligible to play in 2015 because of NCAA transfer rules. He would, though, have three years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2016.

 

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How about a double dose of Auburn vs. Georgia? | AL.com

According to voters in the 69th annual AL.com/Birmingham News SEC Preseason Football Report — the league's 14 football information directors — Auburn and Georgia are the choices to win their respective divisions and meet in the Dec. 5 SEC Championship Game.

Auburn received three first place votes and three second-place finishes from the seven Western Division football information directors to top its division with 33 points, barely edging Alabama, which received three first-place votes, two second-place votes and one third-place finish for 32 points.

Georgia had an easier path in the East, gathering six first-place votes for 36 points. Missouri was second with one first-place vote, four seconds and one fifth for 28 points.

 

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