Morning Links for August 1st

Good morning! Sorry about the technical difficulties yesterday but the bug with my computer should be worked out now and I'll be able to start the SEC West Preview and another column today for you. Here are the morning links for you!

1) To the surprise of no one, Silas Redd transferred to USC yesterday.

2) Over 200 Penn State alumni gathered at the indoor facility and talked to the current players about their experiences and time at Penn State.

3) Big East Media Day was yesterday and Louisville was picked to win the title.

4) Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees will be suspended for the season opener against Navy in Dublin, Ireland. This is a result of his arrest on May 3rd that stems from an off-campus party.

5) CBSSports.com had revealed their all-conference teams for the SEC, Pac 12, Big Ten, Big XII, ACC, WAC, Big East, Sun Belt, Mountain West, Conference USA, and MAC.

6) Jerry Palm released his preseason bowl projections and has LSU playing USC for the title.

7) UCF was hit with a one year bowl ban and Dennis Dodd writes that South Alabama could become bowl eligible.

8) Dennis Dodd also writes that the crazy styles of uniform need to stop.

9) South Carolina backup quarterback Tanner McEvoy was arrested for speeding and underage drinking in North Carolina. He has been suspended from the team indefinitely.

10) Mike Huguenin continues his preseason countdown of all 124 FBS schools with #17 Stanford.

11) Rivals.com looks at which freshmen will have an impact on the Big 12 this year.

12) A fun SEC piece was written by John Zenor on the contenders for the BCS this year.

13) Stewart Mandel writes about how the college kickers today are better than ever and gives 7 kickers to watch.

14) Hugh Freeze pulled a scholarship from Georgia high school linebacker Mario Mathis because they didn't like the way he was healing from his ACL surgery.

15) The Sporting News unveiled their preseason top 25 and their all-american offensive and defensive teams.

16) Scott Smith takes a look at the new Big East and its future.

17) FSU has dismissed corner back Greg Reid from the team.

Technical Difficulties

Due to Technical Difficulties the SEC West Preview for today will be published tomorrow as well as a second column.

Sorry.

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Morning Links for July 31st

Good morning! Here are some links to get your morning going as well as a link to yesterday's column.

Yesterday, I continued on with my preseason countdown with #5 Oregon.

1) Silas Redd looks to be leaning towards a transfer to USC according to ESPN's Joe Schad.

2) The first transfer from Penn State was safety Tim Buckley who went to N.C. State.

3) The second ranked running back in the nation according to ESPN Greg Bryant, has decommitted from Oklahoma. Bryant has recently taken visits to Auburn and South Carolina and still has Oklahoma listed as one of his schools.

4) Penn State has planted trees at the Joe Paterno statue site.

5) Tony Barnhart talks about five things he's learned about the SEC this year.

6) Gregg Doyel wrote a great piece on the blind devotion of many Penn State fans to Joe Paterno despite all that has come out.

7) Ohio State freshman running back Bri'onte Dunn has been charged with marijuana possession and looks to be suspended.

8) Mike Huguenin continues his preseason countdown of all 124 FBS schools with #18 Oklahoma State.

9) Chris Nee breaks down the breakout performers from the 7-on-7 Gridiron Kings camp this past weekend.

10) Texas reports to camp on Sunday and the quarterback controversy will be heating up.

11) The Sporting News conducted a survey of the top 102 recruits of 2013 on what it was like to be recruited by a big time college football program.

12) Charles Goldberg has 5 burning questions for Auburn as they enter camp.

13) Missouri's James Franklin's health is among the big questions for Missouri as they enter camp tomorrow.

14) Don Kausler, Jr. looks at 5 questions for Alabama as they enter fall camp tomorrow.

15) Pat Dooley takes a look at the new rules that go into effect for the 2012 college football season .

16) Georgia also reports this week and for wide receiver Tavarres King, it can't get here fast enough.

17) CBS Sports announced their preseason All-Americans and Alabama has 3 offensive linemen on the first team offense and LSU has 3 players on the first team defense.

18) In Dennis Dodd's latest column, he says that the 2012 season features lots of rebirths in college football and gives his preseason  Top 25.