Lost in the hoopla surrounding the Nick Saban vs. Paul Finebaum dust-up, Dan Mullen talking himself into a corner regarding the decision to suspend 5-star defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons and the barrage of NCAA-related questions that followed Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze last week at SEC Media Days, are some actual football-related nuggets that you should pay attention to.
Most notably of which was the health of Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson.
The redshirt junior was a big part of the Tiger defensive line rotation in 2013, when he notched 7.5 tackles for loss and four sacks for a team that won the SEC title and came within 13 seconds of a national championship.