Tag: Vanderbilt

LSU O-Lineman arrested on domestic abuse charges

LSU offensive linesman Jevonte Domond has been arrested on felony domestic abuse charges, according to reports. According to Ross Dellenger of The Advocate, the 6-6, 310lb freshman offensive tackle was arrested on “felony domestic abuse battery with strangulation” charges after Domond lifted his girlfriend off the ground and dropped her. The LSU team suspended the player, a spokesman from the team told The Advocate, although Les Miles didn’t offer further comment. Domond came to LSU from Glendale Community College and played for the Tigers in one game, the report said. He was thought to be challenging for a starting job on the LSU side, but now that doesn’t look like a possibility.

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Alabama moves up SEC recruiting table with DT commit

The commitment of four-star defensive tackle Kendell Jones to Alabama has moved the Crimson Tide up the SEC recruiting rankings. The 6-4, 361lb Jones is ranked 67th on the National Composite rankings, as well as being the 11th-best DT in the nation and the 9th-best player in Texas, where he plays at Shoemaker High School. The rankings – according to recruiting website 24-7 – sees Alabama leapfrog Tennessee to fifth, behind Georgia, Ole Miss, LSU and Kentucky.  Florida is in seventh, followed by Mississippi State, Auburn, Arkansas, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Missouri. Alabama also moved up four spots to No.10 in the national rankings, which is currently headed up by Florida State. The Crimson Tide currently has five four-star commitments

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Missouri DE dismissed

Missouri has dismissed redshirt sophomore defensive end Marcus Loud for a violation of team policies, the team has said. According to website RockMNation, the dismissal of the 6-4, 260lb DE was not on legal grounds. Loud was one of the favourites to start at the position this year. In 2014 he played all 14 games for Missouri, putting up 14 tackles and a tackle for loss, Loud, from Wheatley, TX, was a 3-star recruit in the Tigers’ 2012 class as the 54th-best strongside defensive end in the country, according to recruiting site 24-7. He spurned offers from Mississippi State, TCU and Michigan State (amongst others) before deciding to play in Columbia.      

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Three SEC schools make Phil Steele Top 10

Three SEC schools have made Phil Steele’s projected AP Preseason Top 10 poll, the writer tweeted today. Alabama is No.3 on the list behind Ohio State and TCU, while Auburn and Georgia are in the No.9 and No.10 spots. Alabama plays Georgia on Oct. 3rd at Sanford Stadium, and Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 28th. Incidentally, Auburn plays Georgia at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov.14th. That means that according to Steele, Georgia and Alabama will play for the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta at the end of the season. The full list is this: 1. Ohio St 2. TCU 3. Alabama 4. Baylor 5. Oregon 6. Mich St 7. USC 8. Florida St 9. Auburn 10. Georgia

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Vols beat eight SEC schools to 3-star DE

Three-star defensive end Chidi Okonya has committed to Tennessee. The Riverdale High School player is ranked the 19th-highest defensive end in the nation by 24-7 Sports, and the 31st overall player in Georgia. The 6-5, 230lb player from Riverdale, Georgia was offered by a large number of schools, including Georgia, Florida, LSU, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt in the SEC. Big-name out-of-conference schools included Notre Dame, Stanford, Penn State, Oregon and Clemson. He was visited by coaching staffs from Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Wisconsin, Louisville and Duke.  

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LSU 2015 Preview: Can experience overcome bad quarterbacks?

We love Les Miles. We do. The grass-eating, kiss-you-all-on-the-mouth maverick coach pulls two or three results out his butt every year (and also loses a couple of games like that too!), loses talent every year, and still keeps LSU competitive. He’s a miracle worker in a place where miracles are much talked-about, because 13-0 is expected. And if not, he’s the most hated coach in Louisiana, if not the South. LSU fans seemingly are never happy with Miles, even if they win. Well, they might be a little more grateful for wins than most this season. Why? THE QUARTERBACK PROBLEM It’s all well and good having two of the best wide receivers in college football in Malachi Dupree and Travin

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These SEC Draftees Will Make An Impact In 2015

After another highly-successful NFL Draft, SEC draftees from 2015 are GOING to make an impact in 2015. Sadly, after his ACL tear on Friday in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ first minicamp, one of them’s not going to be the SEC’s No.1 pick, Dante Fowler (went  No.3 in the draft). 1.    AMARI COOPER (OAKLAND RAIDERS) The former Alabama wide receiver was taken as the best player at that position on the board, despite others seeming to love Kevin White. If his quarterback can throw properly to him, Cooper’s going to cause havoc. 2.    TODD GURLEY (ST LOUIS RAMS) Look, we know he probably won’t start the first few games for the Rams because of his bust ankle, but Todd Gurley (TGIII ANYONE?)

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Auburn DE suspended after theft arrest

Auburn defensive end Elijah Daniel has been suspended after being arrested for theft. According to AL.com, Daniel’s arrest came after a month-long investigation into a sequence of robberies at the university, in which phones and various items of jewelry were taken. Daniel, DeNorris James and Khalil Sellers face four charges of property theft and four burglary charges, which AL.com adds “includes six felonies”. Daniel managed 24 tackles and 3.5 stats in 27 games for the Tigers.

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How will the SEC load up the 2015 NFL Draft?

The NFL Draft is coming, and with it, more SEC glory. We may not have Jameis Winston or Marcus Mariota or even Leonard Williams to boast about, but we do have Dante Fowler Jr (Florida), Amari Cooper (Alabama), Todd Gurley (Georgia) and Shane Ray (Missouri). WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR? Yes, we get that our No.1 Draft pick from last year – South Carolina monster Jadeveon Clowney hasn’t panned out as we had hoped for – but that was a mixture of Houston’s turf and a hell of a lot of bad luck. Texas A&M’s Heisman-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel spent more time in rehab than he did on the field for Cleveland. But former LSU wideout Odell Beckham Jr is God up

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Saban: Taylor will not be reinstated

Nick Saban, the head coach of Alabama, has said that Jonathan Taylor will not be reinstated in Tuscaloosa despite the defensive tackle’s girlfriend recanting her accusation of domestic violence on Saturday night. “That decision has already been made. He won’t be back with us,” Saban said in an interview with ESPN.com. The University added that Taylor won’t be to continue studies as a student in Tuscaloosa either. “Jonathan Taylor is no longer a student at The University of Alabama and is not eligible for readmission.” Taylor arrived on Alabama’s campus as an early enrolee to the team after spending a year in Mississippi at a junior college after being dismissed from the University of Georgia after being arrested for domestic

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