But, if they want Griffin to be the franchise quarterback, Cleveland will have to make a move to get to No. 2 ( St. Louis Rams ) or No. 3 ( Minnesota Vikings ). 17. Cincinnati Bengals Kiper's first mock draft : Alfonzo Dennard , CB, Nebraska Current...

...(6.11) MACON TO LAGRANGE: U.S. 27 4-laning (5.29) METRO ATLANTA: I-285 Exchange at I-75 North (4.41) METRO ATLANTA: I-285 Exchange at I-20 East (3.85) STATEWIDE: Freight Rail Improvements (3.30) METRO CHATTANOOGA: I-75 Bypass (2.94) ATLANTA TO SOUTH CAROLINA:...

The Browns need a playmaker, and, although I believe RGIII is a playmaker, he would not be able to have the same success as Trent Richardson will have immediately. Colt McCoy may not be a pro-bowl quarterback, but the weapons surrounding him did not...

April 21 MISSOURI Start: March 6 Spring game: April 14 OLE MISS Start: March 23 Spring game: April 21 SOUTH CAROLINA Start: March 12 Spring game: April 14 TENNESSEE Start: March 26 Spring game: April 21 TEXAS A&M Start: March 31 Spring game: April 28 VANDERBILT...

Arizona Cardinals: Iowa OT Riley Reiff The Cardinals have a lack of talent up front and adding a lineman like Reiff who can play a number of spots along the offensive line and win in both the run and pass game is a solid choice at 13. 14. Dallas...

The knock on him, outside of the baggage, is that he gets there and bats down a lot of balls and is in position to make tackles after the catch, but doesn’t make a lot of big plays. Janoris Jenkins would be another guy, a Florida guy who was dismissed...

At best, it will be very difficult to replicate those elite intangibles next season. At worst, the championship loss is the program's Gettysburg, and in five years LSU fans will look upon the Alabama rematch the way Fresno State fans regard the 2005...

WATSON: An emotional day for Watson as hours of Queensland Police audio tapes are played in court. ALABAMA prosecutors will shift from attacking scuba diver Gabe Watson's allegedly bogus statements to police to trying to prove he smothered his former...

"Hopefully that's what they came here to do and they're going to fight." And they'll need every win to resuscitate NCAA tournament hopes. RPI projections leave the Tide in the mid- to upper-30s after the Florida loss, but Alabama outranks all five of...

A Heisman winner in Mark Ingram and a Heisman finalist in Trent Richardson have proven Alabama as the place to be for running backs in today's game. Ingram was selected 28th overall by the New Orleans Saints, and Richardson is projected in the top 10...

He did not play in 2011, but he was with Carolina -- under Denver coach John Fox -- in a reserve role for parts of the 2009 and ’10 seasons. He will compete to be a bottom-of-the roster player in 2012. In other AFC West news: Here is another mock draft...

There's no secret that the Cowboys could use some help on the defensive side of the ball, especially in the secondary. This past season did see marked improvement over the 2010 campaign, but there is a large talent void that needs to be filled with some...

At Alabama, Hightower played inside linebacker and was responsible for play calls and checks for the defense, which was No.1 in points against (8.8 ppg), rush defense (74.9 ypg) and total defense (191.3 ypg). He also had four tackles and a sack in the...

Cook said the Hogs and Southern Cal, which will be back on the bowl scene after a year away because of probation, will meet in the BCS Championship Game. If you're fully expecting another SEC team to make the title contest for the seventh year in a row...

ALABAMA -- Country Crossing casino developer Ronnie Gilley told jurors this afternoon that electronic bingo machines were a "license to print money." Gilley took the witness stand shortly after 4 p.m. in the State House vote-buying trial. He is a major...

ALABAMA -- Legislative bill writer Ray Crosby did not disclose payments from VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor until after a State House bribery investigation became public, according to testimony this afternoon in the Alabama State House corruption...

Firstly, he doesn't predict any trades, but does so to keep his 32-pick draft relatively simply to read over. So, he's not predicting a St. Louis Rams-Washington Redskins trade. My first gripe starts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their No. 5...

In his first mock draft, ESPN’s draft expert Mel Kiper had the Dallas Cowboys addressing the interior of their offensive line with their first overall pick (14th overall), by selecting David DeCastro. In his second, Kiper has Dallas addressing the...

According to Bovada.com, a month ago at the request of The Detroit News, a "hypothetical" line was set for the game with Alabama giving 7.5 points. That has changed dramatically. According to 5dimes.com, the line is now Alabama giving 13 points. ...