http://govolsxtra.com/news/sec-news/Go Vols Xtra Stories: SEC Newsen-ussec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/hood-picks-kentucky-along-8th--and-9th-grader/Jon Hood recently became Kentucky's third basketball commitment in a week. However, there's such an age gap Hood may never play with some of the other would-be Wildcats. Sat, 10 May 2008 21:04:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/hood-picks-kentucky-along-8th--and-9th-grader/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/jasper-transfer-kentucky/LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie said Saturday that guard Derrick Jasper will probably transfer, with an announcement expected as early as next week. Sat, 10 May 2008 20:21:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/jasper-transfer-kentucky/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/staley-pledges-rebuild-south-carolina-womens-baske/COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley walked onto South Carolina’s campus Saturday and pledged to make women’s basketball significant. Sat, 10 May 2008 17:57:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/staley-pledges-rebuild-south-carolina-womens-baske/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/florida-player-dismissed-after-using-dead-womans-c/GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida football player was kicked off the team Friday after turning himself in on charges he used the gas credit card of a woman who was killed along with another player in a motorcycle accident. Sat, 10 May 2008 04:09:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/10/florida-player-dismissed-after-using-dead-womans-c/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/09/tides-mcclain-ok-after-accident/Alabama coach Nick Saban said linebacker Rolando McClain was involved in a motorcycle accident but sustained only minor injuries. The sophomore was released from a hospital in his hometown of Decatur after the accident Thursday. Fri, 09 May 2008 22:41:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/09/tides-mcclain-ok-after-accident/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/new-lsu-coach-caught-guard-recruits-disenchantment/ALEXANDRIA, La. — LSU basketball coach Trent Johnson said he was caught off guard when he learned prized recruit J’Mison Morgan wanted to be released from his commitment to the Tigers so he could instead attempt to play for UCLA. Morgan was recruited by former LSU coach John Brady and assistant Butch Pierre, who later served as interim coach late last season before Johnson was given the job full-time. Thu, 08 May 2008 18:57:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/new-lsu-coach-caught-guard-recruits-disenchantment/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/inexperienced-receivers-listed-atop-arkansas-depth/FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - No matter who is on the field, Arkansas will rely on some inexperienced players next season. That seems especially true at wide receiver. Thu, 08 May 2008 13:39:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/inexperienced-receivers-listed-atop-arkansas-depth/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/07/ex-georgetown-player-transfers-to-florida/Former Georgetown forward/center Vernon Macklin has decided to transfer to Florida, according to his prep school coach. Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/07/ex-georgetown-player-transfers-to-florida/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/06/two-former-mississippi-state-players-avoid-jail-ti/JACKSON, Miss. — A judge has given two former Mississippi State players suspended sentences for firing guns on campus in March. Tue, 06 May 2008 23:29:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/06/two-former-mississippi-state-players-avoid-jail-ti/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/06/south-carolina-guard-downey-charged/ COLUMBIA, S.C. - Devan Downey, who led South Carolina in scoring last season as a sophomore, has been charged with simple assault. Tue, 06 May 2008 04:06:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/06/south-carolina-guard-downey-charged/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/05/kentucky-funds-private-plane-recruiting/LEXINGTON, Ky. - University of Kentucky athletics is joining the jet set of college sports. Mon, 05 May 2008 16:01:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/05/kentucky-funds-private-plane-recruiting/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/05/tubby-smith-returns-kentucky-get-honorary-degree/LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tubby Smith was back in Rupp Arena, once again wearing blue. But this time, the outfit was a gown and the title was doctor, not coach. Smith returned for the first time Sunday to the floor where he spent a decade leading the Wildcat basketball program. He was on hand to get an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree at UK's commencement. Mon, 05 May 2008 15:28:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/05/tubby-smith-returns-kentucky-get-honorary-degree/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/02/ncaa-mallett-must-sit-out-year-playing-arkansas/FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The NCAA says transfer quarterback Ryan Mallett must sit out a year before playing for the Razorbacks. Arkansas had asked the NCAA to waive the requirement that Mallett sit out a year. Mallett transferred from Michigan after retiring coach Lloyd Carr was replaced by Rich Rodriguez. Fri, 02 May 2008 20:43:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/02/ncaa-mallett-must-sit-out-year-playing-arkansas/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/02/lsu-qb-perrilloux-dismissed/BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, who had legal and disciplinary problems throughout his college career, was kicked off the team. Coach Les Miles said Perrilloux "didn't fulfill his obligation as an LSU student-athlete." Perrilloux was a backup to Matt Flynn for the Tigers, the defending national champions. Fri, 02 May 2008 13:59:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/02/lsu-qb-perrilloux-dismissed/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/01/lsus-cannon-ohio-states-cooper-among-hall-selectio/ Troy Aikman, Billy Cannon, John Cooper and Lou Holtz are among the 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Hall of Fame. Thu, 01 May 2008 16:42:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/01/lsus-cannon-ohio-states-cooper-among-hall-selectio/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/01/sec-has-another-tie--bowl-game/BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Papajohns.com Bowl could feature a Southeastern Conference team the next two seasons. The NCAA approved recertification of the bowl Wednesday, and the Dec. 29 game now has a tie-in with the hometown SEC. The 2-year-old bowl had matched teams from Conference USA and the Big East. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:27:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/01/sec-has-another-tie--bowl-game/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/draft-shutout-underscores-alabamas-talent-needs/MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Those ubiquitous recruiting rankings are fun to talk about but hardly scientific. The won-loss record? Well, plenty of factors can go into that. Thu, 01 May 2008 03:29:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/draft-shutout-underscores-alabamas-talent-needs/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/bcs-rejects-playoff-proposal/HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — There will be no playoff for the BCS anytime soon. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the controversial system for deciding a national champ into a four-team playoff, starting in the 2010 season. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:22:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/bcs-rejects-playoff-proposal/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/judge-nixes-5m-verdict-against-ncaa-alabama-boster/BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A judge threw out the $5 million verdict an Alabama football fan won in his lawsuit accusing the NCAA of slander, ruling in a decision made public Wednesday that jurors were wrongly swayed by prejudice against the sanctioning organization. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:49:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/judge-nixes-5m-verdict-against-ncaa-alabama-boster/sec-newshttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/spurriersharpe-team-wins-sabanstabler-last/South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier brought his best golf game with his golf visor to Reynolds Plantation, and he left with $100,000 in scholarship funds for South Carolina, teamming up with former Gamecock Sterling Sharpe for a 12-under-par 60 for a five-stroke win in Tuesday's Chick-fil-A Alma Mater tournament in which a coach and celebrity alumnus from 13 schools competed for $350,000 in scholarship funds. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:03:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/30/spurriersharpe-team-wins-sabanstabler-last/sec-news