JOHN ZENOR
FILE - Kentucky wide receiver Barion Brown (2) runs with the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Barion Brown set school freshman marks last season with 50 catches for 628 yards. Brown also averaged 27.5 yards per kick return. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, File)
SEC spring wrap: 14 players to watch in 2023

By John Zenor Apr. 26, 2023 02:45 PM EDT
The Southeastern Conference is losing some of its top quarterbacks, but there’s

FILE - Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) throws to a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, Kentucky's Will Levis and Florida's Anthony Richardson all will make fan bases very happy on April 27, but the steal of the draft could end up being Tennessee's Hendon Hooker.(AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
Top SEC QBs prepping for NFL draft, teams seeking successors

By John Zenor Apr. 26, 2023 02:14 PM EDT
Southeastern Conference teams must replace a Heisman Trophy-winner, a two-time

Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) runs the ball during the first half of Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama's Milroe, Simpson vying to replace Bryce Young

By John Zenor Apr. 22, 2023 06:55 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is once again trying to replace an NFL-bound

FILE - Auburn NCAA college football head coach Hugh Freeze talks after being introduced at a press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 29 2022, in Auburn, Ala. Freeze's to-do list includes picking, or perhaps bringing in, a quarterback who can revive one of the nation's worst passing offenses and closing the talent gap with Auburn's rivals in the Southeastern Conference. (Todd Van Emst via AP, File)
Freeze seeking top QB, tempers Auburn fans' expectations

By John Zenor Apr. 07, 2023 09:55 AM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Hugh Freeze's to-do list includes choosing, or perhaps bringing

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) speaks with TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) after the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Georgia won 65-7. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Duggan, Bagent among Senior Bowl QBs vying to improve stock

By John Zenor Feb. 03, 2023 12:16 PM EST
Quarterbacks Max Duggan and Tyson Bagent have turned the page on terrific seasons

American lineman O'Cyrus Torrence of Florida (56) lines up for the play during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Mobile, Ala.. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Portal to Pros: NFL teams eyeing rising number of transfers

By John Zenor Feb. 01, 2023 04:20 PM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The prolific pace of school-switching among college players has

Alabama NCAA college football head coach Nick Saban introduces Alabama juniors declaring for the NFL draft, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama's Young, Anderson, Gibbs, Branch declare for draft

By John Zenor Jan. 02, 2023 11:25 AM EST
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy and Will Anderson is a two

Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist is dunked after defeating Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 in Montgomery, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Snyder, Buffalo top Georgia Southern 23-21 in Camellia Bowl

By John Zenor Dec. 27, 2022 03:56 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Buffalo built a lead with Cole Snyder’s passing and Alex

FILE - Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) plays during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Anderson was selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Alabama's Young, Anderson sticking around for Sugar Bowl

By John Zenor Dec. 19, 2022 02:20 PM EST
Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. decided they had unfinished business at Alabama,

FILE - Tennessee coach Josh Heupel congratulates players after a touchdown during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Florida on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 38-33. Heupel was named Coach of the year for the AP All-SEC team announced Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
AP All-SEC: Hooker, Anderson, Heupel, win individual honors

By John Zenor Dec. 05, 2022 12:59 PM EST
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is the Southeastern Conference offensive player

Watson, Troy win Sun Belt title over Coastal Carolina, 45-26

By John Zenor Dec. 03, 2022 07:11 PM EST
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Gunnar Watson and the streaking Troy Trojans came out with a flurry

FILE - Troy linebacker Carlton Martial (2) celebrates a third-down stop against Coastal Carolina during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Troy, Ala. Martial is poised to become the all-time leading tackler in FBS history, likely in the next couple of weeks. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Troy streaks into Sun Belt title game with Coastal Carolina

By John Zenor Dec. 01, 2022 12:11 PM EST
Jon Sumrall’s first season as Troy coach hardly got off to an auspicious beginning.

FILE - Trent Dilfer talks during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown before an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 19, 2016, in Chicago. Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years, is the leading candidate to become the new coach at UAB, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
UAB to hire ex-NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer as head coach

By John Zenor Nov. 30, 2022 12:27 AM EST
UAB has hired former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer as its next head coach on the eve

Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze watches as players warm up prior to an NCAA college football game against against the Connecticut in East Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo / Bryan Woolston)
Hugh Freeze asks Auburn fans for 'chance to earn your trust'

By John Zenor Nov. 29, 2022 04:02 PM EST
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Hugh Freeze's checkered past in the Southeastern Conference means

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) salutes the fans as he leaves the field following an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Young, No. 8 Alabama roll past Auburn 49-27 in Iron Bowl

By John Zenor Nov. 26, 2022 07:28 PM EST
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Bryce Young and Alabama got to win No. 10, even if title No.

Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) tackles Mississippi quarterback Jaxson Dart during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. Alabama won 30-24. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
No. 8 Alabama, Auburn play for bragging rights, bowls

By John Zenor Nov. 23, 2022 02:39 AM EST
Alabama can lock up another 10-win season. Auburn is targeting bowl eligibility and a

Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers (2) passes against East Tennessee State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
No. 20 Ole Miss goes for 3 in row against Mississippi State

By John Zenor Nov. 23, 2022 02:36 AM EST
Lane Kiffin normally isn't one to mince words, but his description of the Egg Bowl is

Auburn interim head coach Carnell Williams reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Resurgent Auburn rides Cadillac into Iron Bowl — once again

By John Zenor Nov. 21, 2022 05:35 PM EST
Carnell “Cadillac” Williams has been the Iron Bowl hero for Auburn before.

Auburn interim head coach Carnell Williams, center, reacts to his first win after the team defeated Texas A&M in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
No. 1 Georgia closes SEC schedule at Kentucky

By John Zenor Nov. 17, 2022 11:02 AM EST
A look at Week 12 in the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK

Alabama head coach Nick Saban talks with an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
No. 8 Alabama hosts Austin Peay without typical stakes

By John Zenor Nov. 17, 2022 06:10 AM EST
Alabama figures to get a reprieve from the stress of all those close games with