Gamecock fans probably will get a kick out of this. Remember when LSU coach Les Miles said that Death Valley was a place where opponents’ “dreams go to die,” after the Tigers beat South Carolina? Alabama strength coach Scott Cochran is using that phrase as his rallying cry to motivate the Crimson Tide as it prepares to take on LSU in Baton Rouge, La.

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This is a great story, and it also has a South Carolina connection. A Tennessee writer talks about UT offensive tackle Tiny Richardson playing so well all day against Jadeveon Clowney only to give up the most critical play of the day.

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Texas A&M looks like it might be, or at least might one day in the not-too-distant future be, for real. However, Mississippi State and Alabama will have something to say about that before the SEC slate is complete.

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A little Gallows Humor from Kentucky coach Joker Phillips. I have always respected guys who don’t act like they have no idea what’s going on around them.

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James Franklin says don’t look to see his punter much the rest of the season.