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Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks during SEC Media Days on Tuesday in Atlanta. (JOHN BAZEMORE/Associated Press)

Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks during SEC Media Days on Tuesday in Atlanta. (JOHN BAZEMORE/Associated Press)

SEC MEDIA DAYS: Saban says Alabama players topped $3 million in NIL money

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
ATLANTA — Nick Saban has been vocal about his issues with the status quo in name, image and likeness deals and their use in recruiting. But it's not like Alabama's coach and his players haven't benefited, too. Saban said Crimson Tide players have made more than $3 million in NIL money.
Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin walks to the podium before speaking during SEC Media Days on Monday in Atlanta. (JOHN BAZEMORE/Associated Press)

Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin walks to the podium before speaking during SEC Media Days on Monday in Atlanta. (JOHN BAZEMORE/Associated Press)

SEC NOTEBOOK: Kiffin describes opening query about Saban as ‘pretty usual’

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, July 18, 2022
ATLANTA — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin provided a strong hint he and other SEC coaches who were former assistants on Alabama coach Nick Saban’s staff, including Georgia coach Kirby Smart, may grow tired of questions about their former boss.
Cameron Smith holds the claret jug trophy as he poses for photographers on the 18th green after winning the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews on Sunday in Scotland. (GERALD HERBERT/Associated Press)

Cameron Smith holds the claret jug trophy as he poses for photographers on the 18th green after winning the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews on Sunday in Scotland. (GERALD HERBERT/Associated Press)

PRO GOLF: Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, July 17, 2022
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy. The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at the British Open with the best closing round the Old Course had ever seen.
Bruce Johnson (top left, clockwise), Daniel Tillman, Russell Johnson and Frankie Stankunas will be inducted to the Suwannee High School Hall of Fame on Sept. 29.

Bruce Johnson (top left, clockwise), Daniel Tillman, Russell Johnson and Frankie Stankunas will be inducted to the Suwannee High School Hall of Fame on Sept. 29.

PREP SPORTS: Four set for SHS Hall induction

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, July 15, 2022
LIVE OAK — From Super Bowl champions to school record holders, the 2022 Suwannee High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction class has a little bit of everything. The four-person class — Bruce Johnson, Russell Johnson, Frankie Stankunas and Daniel Tillman — will be inducted Sept.
Fort White, which faced Ridgeview in the spring and will again this fall, added a fifth home game Thursday. (CHRISTINA FEAGIN/Special to the Reporter)

Fort White, which faced Ridgeview in the spring and will again this fall, added a fifth home game Thursday. (CHRISTINA FEAGIN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Fort White adds Taylor County for fifth home game in 2022

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, July 14, 2022
FORT WHITE — Another day, another scheduling tweak for the Fort White football team. For the second time this week, the Indians 2022 schedule got adjusted Thursday when Taylor County agreed to “flip venues” with the Indians, giving Fort White five home dates at Arrowhead Stadium.
Fort White receiver Najeeb Smith makes a cut during a game against Dixie County on Oct. 15, 2021, at Arrowhead Stadium. (FILE)

Fort White receiver Najeeb Smith makes a cut during a game against Dixie County on Oct. 15, 2021, at Arrowhead Stadium. (FILE)

PREP FOOTBALL: Fort White quickly fixes scheduling mishap

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
A minor scheduling mishap that could’ve turned a program into panic mode was quickly averted. When Fort White released its 2022 football schedule back in March, the Indians’ Week 9 opponent, Crystal River, was slated to come to Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 21 for the Indians’ homecoming weekend.