Expectations couldn't be any higher for the Bulldogs, who came out of spring practice surrounded by national championship talk.

Georgia returns most key components from an 11-2 campaign that ended with a 41-10 thrashing of Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.

Junior quarterback Matthew Stafford (2,523 yards, 19 TDs, 10 INTs) and sophomore running back Knowshon Moreno (5.4 yards per carry) give the Bulldogs an incomparable tandem.

The defense, which allowed 20.2 points per game last year, looks faster and deeper. Playmakers abound, starting with linebackers Rennie Curran and Dannell Ellerbe, safety Reshad Jones and cornerback Asher Allen.

The biggest question all spring was the offensive line.

NFL Hall of Fame is very picky (Rivals.com)
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PDT- Being a first round draft pick is worth a heck of a lot of money, but of the 247 members in the Pro Football...

Four sign as Undrafted Free Agents (Rivals.com)
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:13:00 PDT- With four Georgia Bulldogs taken in the NFL Draft on Sunday, four more have since signed contracts with teams...

Brown staying in Georgia (Rivals.com)
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:29:00 PDT- Tailback Thomas Brown was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the NFL draft Sunday.

Howard, Brown picked (Rivals.com)
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:57:00 PDT- Former Georgia defensive end Marcus Howard and running back Thomas Brown were the first Bulldogs selected in...

The knocks on Rich Brooks' Wildcats the last couple of years have been directed at the defensive side of the ball. If this spring is an accurate gauge, that's about to change.

The defense, featuring a hard-hitting, experienced secondary and a star-studded front, dominated the spring. Cornerback Trevard Lindley and defensive end Jeremy Jarmon are All-SEC-caliber players. Braxton Kelley has moved from middle to weak-side linebacker to help fill the big hole left by Wesley Woodyard, the SEC's leading tackler the past two seasons.

Kentucky appears to have all the ingredients for a very good defense this season.

The offense, on the other hand, has some concerns, specifically at quarterback.

Kentucky QBs still even after annual scrimmage (CSTV U-WIRE)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:21:04 PDT-All spring long, the search for the University of Kentucky's next starting quarterback has been a battle between...

KU football coach Brooks ahead of the game with spring exhibition (CSTV U-WIRE)
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:41:05 PDT-Rich Brooks is the oldest head coach in the Southeastern Conference. But he's finding new ways to try to outsmart...

Steve Spurrier's reputation as an offensive genius is about to be tested again.

His Gamecocks, coming off a 6-6 non-bowl season, looked stout on defense but very unsettled on offense heading into the summer.

Junior Tommy Beecher is the starter at quarterback—for now. He outplayed Chris Smelley in a spring battle that did not include potential star Stephen Garcia, who is suspended until August. Beecher has not thrown than 30 passes in his college career.

His top target will be senior wideout Kenny McKinley, a first-team All-SEC selection in 2007. But after him, the Gamecocks have no proven playmakers.

Tight ends Jared Cook and Weslye Saunders, who have shown flashes, must develop into consistent big-play threats if South Carolina is to move...

South Carolina secondary rattles quarterbacks (CSTV U-WIRE)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:21:04 PDT-Deprived for nearly six months, over 31,000 football hungry University of South Carolina fans watched the annual...

Beecher, Smelley can't lock down USC QB job after shaky performances (CSTV U-WIRE)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:21:04 PDT-The South Carolina Gamecocks put the finishing touches on their 2008 spring drills with the Garnet and Black...

Former South Carolina safety Jamacia Jackson found dead (CSTV U-WIRE)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:21:05 PDT-While fans will remember Jamacia Jackson as a good athlete or solid player, former USC tailback Cory Boyd will...

Live Scrimmage Updates (Rivals.com)
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:54:00 PDT- The eighth spring practice is in progress, and several reporters and photographers from Gamecock Central are...

When Tennessee's Orange and White Game ended April 19, coach Phillip Fulmer had just one regret.

"I'd like to have about 30 more days of spring practice," he said.

That's because Fulmer left Neyland Stadium feeling good about the team's progress in general and the improvement of the offense in particular. The unit seemed to catch on to the system of new coordinator Dave Clawson as the spring went on, displaying its grasp of things in the spring game.

Junior Jonathan Crompton, who played the last week of spring practice despite an elbow injury which resulted in surgery days after spring practice's end, threw for 266 yards on 13-of-20 passing in the Orange and White Game.

War Room arrival (Rivals.com)
Thu, 01 May 2008 21:39:00 PDT- The spring semester comes to a close next week and for the Vol athletes it is an important time.

Welcome to the War Room (Rivals.com)
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:30:00 PDT- The first week after spring practice certainly was not a quiet one on the hill as there was plenty of hoops...

Tennessee QB Crompton has elbow surgery (AP)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:26:45 PDT-Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow and is expected to be ready to workout with the team by early June. Tennessee athletic trainer Jason McVeigh said in a statement issued Monday after the surgery that Crompton should return to full activity with within three to five weeks.

Saturday snapshots (Rivals.com)
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:34:00 PDT- Tennessee held their final major scrimmage of the spring on Saturday as the Vol offense took a step forward in...

Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson is an unabashed optimist, so it's no surprise that he found blue skies in a gray spring for a football program which took some hard injury hits.

Following the team's Black and Gold Scrimmage, which was held to 62 plays as numerous players either played sparingly or not at all, Johnson was in Chuck Tanner "smiley face" mode.

"We didn't get a chance to play some guys because of injuries and couldn't substitute as much as we'd like, but I thought the kids' overall attitude was really good," he said. "Despite the lack of numbers, our guys played hard."

Coach-speak aside, if the 2008 team matches last year's five wins, it will be a significant accomplishment.

Three Dores sign NFL deals with more to come (Rivals.com)
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:08:00 PDT- Three former Vanderbilt standouts, Theo Horrocks, Curtis Gatewood and Marcus Buggs signed free agent contracts...

Super Bowl Champs select Jonathan Goff (Rivals.com)
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:07:00 PDT- NEW YORK, NY-- Former two-time All-SEC linebacker Jonathan Goff became the third Vanderbilt Commodore to be...

Chris Williams is a Chicago Bear! (Rivals.com)
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:13:00 PDT- NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- With new rules in place to change the flow of the draft, it didn't take too long for...

NFL Draft looms for several Commodores (Rivals.com)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:27:00 PDT- Football fans from all over the world will be glued to television sets, cell phones, radios and the internet...