Back To SoCon By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Georgia Southern’s Brent Russell and Brett Moore join App State electric receiver Brian Quick and Furman’s Kadarron Anderson and Ryan Steed selected All-American. Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and Stony Brook runningback Brock Jackolski headline […]
Alabama Dominates First Coaches Poll
Back To SEC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Two-time defending national champ Alabama received 58 of 62 first-place votes in the first USA Today Coaches Poll of the 2013 season. Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll 1. Alabama (58) 2. Ohio State (3) 3. Oregon […]
Alabama’s Crimson Commitment
Back To SEC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page This is a program, under Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings and now Nick Saban, defined by determined play. Ironically, that brute strength can’t be directly measured. “ I really think, like in the Georgia game, we could see […]
APP State to Conference USA?
Back To SoCon By Russell V.SouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Appalachian State has been looking at moving up to the FBS and it appears Conference USA is listening. Just when you think all is quiet on the football front, something comes up that brings it to the […]
App State’s Price Increase
Back To SoCon By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Fresh off a 231-yard performance in an upset win over the top-ranked team in the country, it’s hard to imagine Sean Price as being a work-in-progress. It’s been a rapid rise to football stardom for Appalachian State’s […]
Around the College Town: Blacksburg
Back To ACC By Kyle BaileySouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Named “2011 Best College Town in the South” by Southern Living, Blacksburg, Virginia is unlike many college towns you’ll ever visit. Blacksburg, Virginia is nestled up against the Appalachian Mountains in the New River Valley and home […]
Auburn DE Dee Ford Displays his Talents
Back To SEC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Video of Auburn DE Dee Ford playing the piano at SEC Media Days. Auburn DE Dee Ford is quite an accomplished piano player, as he displayed for a few members of the media at SEC Media […]
Bear Bryant’s Living Legacy
Back To SEC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page After retiring, Bear Bryant told fans he would “probably croak in a week”. He died less than one month later. Three decades and a world later, his legend lives on. Thirty years ago today, time stopped in […]
Being Brice Ramsey
Back To SEC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Considering he was committed to Georgia prior to being named the starter for the Wildcats, Brice Ramsey was essentially an SEC QB before he was one in high school. College football recruiting has turned into the pursuit […]
Big Ten Divorcing Notre Dame?
Back To ACC By Jacob ShoorSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Notre Dame’s football scheduling is about to become more complicated and unsettled than many Irish fans seem to fathom. Among the many assessments and predictions I have made the past couple of years regarding Notre Dame that […]
B.J.‘s Blog
By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page SouthernPigskin.com Senior Editor B.J. Bennett explains why the ACC is not the SEC, as week one showed us. By B.J. Bennett SouthernPigskin.com Senior Editor SouthernPigskin.com Senior Editor B.J. Bennett explains why the ACC is not the SEC, as week one […]
Boston College the ACC’s biggest mistake?
Back To ACC By Garrett StrunkSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page While the ACC has been beneficial to Boston College, monetary speaking, the relationship has thus far been one sided. A recent Boston Globe article documented Boston College athletics since joining the ACC. It was clear that it […]
Carolina Blue: Turner’s Decision
By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page SouthernPigskin.com National Columnist Charlie K. breaks down Landon Turner’s commitment to North Carolina. By Charlie K. SouthernPigskin.com National Columnist SouthernPigskin.com National Columnist Charlie K. breaks down Landon Turner’s commitment to North Carolina. Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a […]
Could the Backyard Brawl be heading south?
Back To ACC By Sam PenningtonSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page If the past is an indicator, the question isn’t if we are going to see more expansion, but when. Could West Virginia and Pitt, hated rivals, be in the mix? The ACC is a conference that is […]
Darius Rucker’s Message to Clemson
Back To ACC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page A special message to the Clemson Tigers from country music star Darius Rucker. Hootie & The Blowfish played to a sold out crowd at Family Circle Stadium in Charleston, SC, and before lead singer and South Carolina […]
Defining Expectations
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page SouthernPigskin.com Mid-Atlantic Columnist Aaron Pyre talks of who will exceed expectations, and who won’t, out of the mid-Atlantic teams in the ACC. By Aaron Pyre SouthernPigskin Mid-Atlantic Columnist SouthernPigskin.com Mid-Atlantic Columnist Aaron Pyre talks of who […]
Deion Bonner Charged In UGA Theft
Back To News By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Blue chipper Deion Bonner charged in University of Georgia locker room break in. One of the top cornerbacks in Georgia, and perhaps nationally, Deion Bonner and top rated sophomore running back Marquise Hawkins and an unnamed […]
Down Here
Back To SEC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Down here, you’re not born a boy or a girl; you’re born a Gamecock or a Tiger. Down here, football is just as entrenched in our culture as Jesus, sweet tea and BBQ sandwiches. Simply put, it’s […]
Driskel Signs MLB Contract
Back To SEC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Jeff Driskel announced Thursday that he has signed with the Boston Red Sox, who selected him in the 29th round of the Major League Baseball draft last month. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel […]
Elon‘s Hidden Gem
Back To SoCon By Matthew OsborneSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Elon wide receiver Aaron Mellette is projected to a be mid-round selection in the upcoming NFL Draft. Often lost in the unrelenting hype surrounding the projected first round picks in any NFL Draft are the countless “under-the-radar” […]
Family and Foes Inspire Stoops, ‘Cats
Back To SEC By Matt SmithSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page For the Wildcats players, they aren’t so fortunate to have that close of a connection to instant success. However, even within their own league, recent history shows that ships can quickly be righted, even a seemingly sinking […]
Florida Looks to Reshape its Front Seven
Back To SEC By Matt SmithSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page It’s no secret that the SEC’s seven consecutive national championships are due in large part to great defensive lines and linebackers. Florida had just that last year, and came within a USC upset of Notre Dame from […]
Florida’s OL Taking Shape
Back To SEC By Anthony RichardsSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The Gators’ offensive line is finally beginning to take the shape that Will Muschamp had in mind when he arrived on campus. “ “Having people with experience on the line gives us that trust factor to protect […]
For Love of the Game
Back To SEC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page From his freshman year forward, Ty Frix quietly became a mainstay at Georgia. You probably haven’t noticed Georgia’s Ty Frix the last few years. Even though he played in 54 consecutive games from his freshman to senior […]