By Southern Pigskin Staff
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Look for these pre-season SEC magazine covers in stores soon.

The Athlon Sports 2012 Southeastern Conference College Football Annual kicks off with regional features covering the SEC’s move to become a 14-team league by adding Missouri and Texas A&M, the struggles of Tennessee coach Derek Dooley, the return of Alabama’s BCS national championship-winning quarterback AJ McCarron, the emergence of LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger and an overview of the state of a conference that has claimed the last six BCS national titles — in an exclusive Q&A with SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.

Along with the comprehensive preseason analysis and predictions SEC fans have come to expect from Athlon Sports, this year’s edition also includes a behind the scenes glimpse into the recruiting War Room of a BCS program on Signing Day, an assessment of the rising salaries of top coordinators, the varied strategies used by national media members when covering their alma maters and a look at what happened to the top recruits of 2007.

As always, Athlon Sports’ 2012 annual provides in-depth team-by-team previews, along with our preseason Top 25, All-America teams, SEC Championship Game pick, All-SEC teams and everything else you need to know about the upcoming season of SEC football.

Athlon Sports also ranks the nation’s top incoming freshmen and the top 200 players in college fantasy football, while showing our support for the cheerleaders in our Sideline Spirit section.

*LSU SEC cover picture not up online; national cover below