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• Changes could be coming to SEC schedule
  There’s a reason the SEC hasn’t released the league schedule for the 2010 season.
  
  That’s because some games could be...
• Video: SEC's five best offensive linemen
  
  
  ESPN.com blogger Chris Low breaks down the SEC's five best offensive linemen heading into spring football.
• Lunchtime links: McClain cuts workout short
  A few SEC links to munch on:
  
   
  • Former Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain reveals that he's battling Crohn's disease...
  • Tebow's plight impacted Shepard's move
    LSU’s Russell Shepard is an admitted Tim Tebow fan. The same goes for his dad,...
  • LSU's Shepard finds a home at receiver
    It may take Russell Shepard a while before quarterback is completely out of his system.
    
    “You’re giving up...

• Oregon Ducks QB Jeremiah Masoli facing charge for burglary
  Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli faces a burglary charge in connection with a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January.
• Wisconsin Badgers RB John Clay sidelined for spring practices
  Wisconsin junior running back John Clay will miss all of spring practice as he recovers from surgery to relieve pain in his ankles.
• Executive director: Congress 'has more important things to do' than look into BCS
  The head of college football's Bowl Championship Series says Congress "has more important things to do" than look into his group's revenue distribution.
• Texas Longhorns, Maryland Terrapins get reprieve on recruiting rule
  The NCAA has given Texas and Maryland a one-year reprieve from a new rule that limits off-campus football recruiting by a coach designated as the head coach-in-waiting.
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish athletic director: Conference expansions could end our football independence
  Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the possible expansion of the Big Ten could create changes in major college football that force the Fighting Irish to give up...
• Texas A&M-Commerce football coach apologizes for supporting players' removal of student newspapers
  A Texas college football coach has apologized for applauding his players for removing campus newspapers from their racks because of a story about the program.
• Pinstripe Bowl coming to Yankee Stadium
  The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN.
• Michigan State Spartans receivers Mark Dell, B.J. Cunningham get probation, community service
  Michigan State receivers Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham were sentenced to 18 months probation and 150 hours of community service Monday for their roles in an on-campus assault in...

• ‘I feel like we can make the same run without the tornado,’ Georgia player says
  

  (Updated 4 p.m. Thursday)

  NASHVILLE -- Two years ago, Georgia entered the SEC tournament with a 4-12 league record and a No. 6 seed -- and famously won the tornado-struck event in Atlanta.

  Tonight, Georgia starts the SEC tournament with similar credentials — a 5-11 league record and, again, a No. 6...

• An 8-63 road record! Two 1,000-yard rushers? Owens a first-round pick?
  

  Some notes and numbers this morning:

  – Georgia’s recent road record in men’s basketball might be even worse than you think. Yes, Saturday’s loss at LSU dropped the Dogs to 0-11 in opponents’ arenas for this season. But that merely continues a mind-boggling seven-year stretch of futility on the road. The...

• Teammate ‘definitely’ thinks Trey Thompkins will be back at UGA next season
  

  From Louisiana-Lafayette to Oregon: click here for a list of UGA’s non-conference football games scheduled through 2016.

  ATHENS – For the first time in seven years, Georgia has a first-team All-SEC men’s basketball player.

  Sophomore forward Trey Thompkins received the honor Tuesday by unanimous vote of the league's coaches, becoming...

• From Louisiana-Lafayette to Oregon: list of UGA’s future non-conference opponents
  

  UGA provided a list this morning of  future scheduled non-conference football games (other than the obvious  annual games against Georgia Tech).  All of these games have been previously reported on an individual basis, but here they are  in one place, with the amount of money the visiting team ...

• UGA QB Mettenberger arrested in South Georgia (UPDATED)
  

  Zach Mettenberger, a candidate to be the University of Georgia’s starting quarterback in the fall, was arrested on five misdemeanor charges over the weekend in the South Georgia town of Remerton.

  Mettenberger, 18, was charged with underage consumption/possession of alcohol, disorderly conduct, obstruction and two counts of possessing fake identification, Remerton...

• SEC tourney pairings set, including No. 6 seed Georgia vs. Arkansas (UPDATED)
  

  (Updated 7:15 p.m.)

  It’ll be the Dogs vs. the Hogs at the SEC men’s basketball tournament.

  Georgia and Arkansas will meet in a first-round game at 9:45 p.m. Thursday in Nashville. Georgia will be the SEC East’s No. 6 seed and Arkansas the West’s No. 3 seed.

  The matchup...

• Freshman QB faces 5 charges after arrest
  Georgia quarterback Zach Mettenberger, already in the spotlight as one of three contenders for the Bulldogs’ starting job, made news off the field Monday following a weekend arrest near Valdosta.

• UGA study explores belief in rumor that Obama is Muslim
  

  Exposure to news media has long been thought to help create a more informed and politically educated citizenry, but a new University of Georgia study finds that media exposure did...

• Franklin College dean Stokes vies for provost position in California
  

  Garnett Stokes, the dean of the University’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, became yet another UGA administrator looking to take over a top position at another University.

  Garnett Stokes

  Stokes was...

• Torrin Lawrence wins top athlete honors
  

  Georgia sophomore sprinter Torrin Lawrence has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Region Men's Track Athlete of the Year for the second year...

• Kennesaw State extends Diamond Dogs’ skid
  If the last five games haven't defined the Georgia baseball team, Georgia head coach David Perno did after his team's 11-1 loss to Kennesaw State at Foley Field Tuesday night. "We're...