SEC Sports

• `AUBURN FAMILY' SAYS THANKS
Whether Tommy Tuberville resigned on his own terms or was forced to resign was a matter of debate among members of the "Auburn family" Wednesday.

• Crimson Tide Coach Saban: I guess we're 5-7 away from the same thing.'
TUSCALOOSA - In the wake of Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville's resignation, a shaken Nick Saban paused for 10 seconds while pondering the reality in the coaching profession.

• Alabama in uncharted waters as top-ranked underdog
TUSCALOOSA - Ken White has been an oddsmaker in Las Vegas for 25 years. He spent his childhood learning the business from his father, working behind the counter taking parlay cards. He now runs his own business.

• Recruits in limbo
Tommy Tuberville's resignation means an entirely different thing to the area high school seniors committed to Auburn's 2009 recruiting class. It's far more than a change at the top.

• Tigers' comeback falls short
CINCINNATI - Auburn entered Wednesday's game at Xavier with a plan to double-team the post and force the 14th-ranked Musketeers to make their long-range shots to score a win.

• Alabama's work in practice helped create turnovers on game day
TUSCALOOSA - The goal is to simulate a defendertrying to separate the ball from the ball carrier.

• Auburn (3-3) vs. No. 14 Xavier (6-0), 8 p.m. today, Cintas Center, Cincinnati, FM-94.5 This game will determine ...
1.Tay Waller and Frankie Sullivan. After a fast start, the two outside shooters are just 13-of-40 from the field the past three games.

• Auburn (3-3) vs. No. 14 Xavier (6-0), 8 p.m. today, Cintas Center, Cincinnati, FM-94.5 This game will determine ...
1.Tay Waller and Frankie Sullivan. After a fast start, the two outside shooters are just 13-of-40 from the field the past three games.

• Believing is seeing: Mental training puts Tide on path to perfection
Before living 12-0, Alabama talked 12-0.

• Tommy Tuberville stays in limbo about future
AUBURN - Tommy Tuberville remained in limbo after a meeting Tuesday with Athletics Director Jay Jacobs failed to produce a resolution about the status of the Auburn head football coach.

• Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins has seen Julio Jones up close and personal
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --

• `Sluggish' Tide escapes with win over Bulldogs
TUSCALOOSA - Demetrius Jemison waited until the most crucial moment to score his only three points against Alabama A&M on Tuesday night.

• Alabama believes changes occurred during Independence Bowl practices
TUSCALOOSA - The change began gradually.

• Setbacks in bowl game loss to Michigan helped meld Florida team
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Urban Meyer may not have finalized his Christmas card list this year, but there's one name he would be remiss to omit.

• Tommy Tuberville, AU president talk about disappointing season, how to turn things around
AUBURN - Tommy Tuberville met with Auburn University President Jay Gogue about the direction of the football program Monday, but the school stopped short of discussing the future of its football coach. More meetings are planned and a formal announcement may be days away.

• COLLEGE BEATS
ALABAMA

• If Alabama can continue to grow into the positive changes that began during the final two games of its trip to the Maui Invitational. Two things to look for: 1.
Can the Crimson Tide learn when to run? Coach Mark Gottfried was clear that running teams don't just take off sprinting all the time. As UA works toward becoming a faster-paced team, it must follow Ronald Steele's example and pick its spots to push the ball.

• BCS tiebreaker leaves Texas out of Big 12 title game
Texas beat Oklahoma on the field. Oklahoma beat Texas where it counted most - Sunday in the Bowl Championship Series standings.

• UF and UA: Different in styles, similar in principles and results
TUSCALOOSA -- On the surface, it appears Saturday's Southeastern Conference championship game features two teams at opposite ends of the spectrum.

• Status of Florida receiver unsure for SEC title game
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The status of Florida's most dangerous big-play threat is in limbo for Saturday's SEC Championship Game.

• Tuberville planning Auburn's next season
AUBURN -- Tommy Tuberville continued to talk Sunday like a man who is planning to be Auburn's head football coach next season, and university president Jay Gogue could formally end speculation to the contrary as early as today.

• BCS tiebreaker leaves Texas out of Big 12 title game
Texas beat Oklahoma on the field. Oklahoma beat Texas where it counted most - Sunday in the Bowl Championship Series standings.

• Beatdown in T-town
Tide seniors finally get first win over Auburn

• Tide defense shuts down Tigers' Iron Bowl streak
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama linebacker Cory Reamer never believed 10 points was going to be enough.

• Team members say Tuberville speculation unfair
TUSCALOOSA - Auburn defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads says he learned as a coach's son about the expectations, the pitfalls and the behind-the-scenes work of being a football coach.

• Tide runs away with Iron Bowl victory
TUSCALOOSA - It was, in Alabama coach Nick Saban's eyes, the most perfectly executed running play he's ever seen.

• Grading the Tide
Offense: A

• Grading the Tigers
Overall: D- Not only did Auburn lose, it was shut out.

• Iron Bowl 2-minute drill

• Tide notebook
Saban's timeout call comes up big:

• Tigers notebook
No decision yet from Coleman, Marks:

• Alabama will try to do against Auburn what it has done all year
TUSCALOOSA - The formula for winning is well established. It is simple, efficient and has been effective in every game this season.

• Tigers D-line looking to slow Tide runners
TUSCALOOSA - Glen Coffee, Mark Ingram, Roy Upchurch and Alabama's 27 rushing touchdowns will be running head first into Auburn's strength today.

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• Alabama ready to stop Auburn's returner Dunn
TUSCALOOSA - The challenge of limiting Robert Dunn's explosiveness is an immense one. No Alabama player doubts that.

• Gran's scheme: Punter Clinton Durst must hang 'em high
AUBURN - The quick-and-easy measure of Clinton Durst's success is to look at his punting average. The smart thing to do would be to look at Eddie Gran's stopwatch.