Here is a look at all of the 2012 SEC Football Schedules from every school in the new SEC including Missouri and Texas A&M.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
Sept. 1: Michigan (Dallas)
Sept. 8: WESTERN KENTUCKY
Sept. 15: at Arkansas
Sept. 22: FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Sept. 29: OLE MISS
Oct. 13: at Missouri
Oct. 20: at Tennessee
Oct. 27: MISSISSIPPI STATE
Nov. 3: at LSU
Nov. 10: TEXAS A&M
Nov. 17: WESTERN CAROLINA
Nov. 24: AUBURN

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
Sept. 1: JACKSONVILLE STATE
Sept. 8: LOUISIANA-MONROE
Sept. 15: ALABAMA
Sept. 29: vs. Texas A&M
Oct. 6: at Auburn
Oct. 13: KENTUCKY
Oct. 27: OLE MISS
Nov. 3: TULSA
Nov. 10: at South Carolina
Nov. 17: at Mississippi State
Nov. 24: LSU

AUBURN TIGERS
Sept. 1: Clemson (Chik-fil-A kickoff classic)
Sept. 8: at Mississippi State
Sept. 22: LSU
Oct. 6: ARKANSAS
Oct. 13: at Ole Miss
Oct. 20: at Vanderbilt
Oct. 27: TEXAS A&M
Nov. 10: GEORGIA
Nov. 24: at Alabama
Non-Conference Opponents: Clemson, ULM, New Mexico State, Alabama A&M

FLORIDA GATORS
Sept. 1: BOWLING GREEN
Sept. 8: at Texas A&M
Sept. 15: at Tennessee
Sept. 22: KENTUCKY
Oct. 6: LSU
Oct. 13: at Vanderbilt
Oct. 20: SOUTH CAROLINA
Oct. 27: vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov. 3: MISSOURI
Nov. 10: LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Nov. 17: JACKSONVILLE STATE
Nov. 24: Florida State

GEORGIA BULLDOGS
Sept. 1: BUFFALO
Sept. 8: at Missouri
Sept: 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Sept. 22: VANDERBILT
Sept. 29: TENNESSEE
Oct. 6: at South Carolina
Oct. 20: at Kentucky
Oct. 27: vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 3: OLE MISS
Nov. 10: at Auburn
Nov. 17: GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Nov. 24: GEORGIA TECH

KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Sept. 1: at Louisville
Sept. 8: KENT STATE
Sept. 15: WESTERN KENTUCKY
Sept. 22: at Florida
Sept. 29: SOUTH CAROLINA
Oct. 6: MISSISSIPPI STATE
Oct. 13: at Arkansas
Oct. 20: GEORGIA
Oct. 27: at Missouri
Nov. 3: VANDERBILT
Nov. 17: SAMFORD
Nov. 24: at Tennessee

LSU TIGERS
Sept. 1: NORTH TEXAS
Sept. 8: WASHINGTON
Sept. 15: IDAHO
Sept. 22: at Auburn
Sept. 29: Towson
Oct. 6: at Florida
Oct. 13: SOUTH CAROLINA
Oct. 20: at Texas A&M
Nov. 3: ALABAMA
Nov. 10: MISSISSIPPI STATE
Nov. 17: OLE MISS
Nov. 24: at Arkansas

OLE MISS REBELS
Sept. 1: CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Sept. 8: UTEP
Sept. 15: TEXAS
Sept. 22: at Tulane
Sept. 29: at Alabama
Oct. 6: TEXAS A&M
Oct. 13: AUBURN
Oct. 27: at Arkansas
Nov. 3: at Georgia
Nov. 10: VANDERBILT
Nov. 17: at LSU
Nov. 24: MISSISSIPPI STATE

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS
Sept. 1: JACKSON STATE
Sept. 8: AUBURN
Sept. 15: at Troy
Sept. 22: SOUTH ALABAMA
Oct. 6: at Kentucky
Oct. 13: TENNESSEE
Oct. 20: MTSU
Oct. 27: at Alabama
Nov. 3: TEXAS A&M
Nov. 10: at LSU
Nov. 17: ARKANSAS
Nov. 24: at Ole Miss

MISSOURI TIGERS
Sept. 8: GEORGIA
Sept. 15: ARIZONA STATE
Sept. 22: at South Carolina
Oct. 6: VANDERBILT
Oct. 13: ALABAMA
Oct. 27: KENTUCKY
Nov. 3: at Florida
Nov. 10: at Tennessee
Nov. 24: at Texas A&M
FOUR OPEN DATES TO SCHEDULE THREE NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS
Aug. 30: at Vanderbilt
Sept. 8: EAST CAROLINA
Sept. 15: UAB
Sept. 22: MISSOURI
Sept. 29: at Kentucky
Oct. 6: GEORGIA
Oct. 13: at LSU
Oct. 20: at Florida
Oct. 27: TENNESSEE
Nov. 10: ARKANSAS
Nov. 17: WOFFORD
Nov. 24: at Clemson

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
Sept. 1: N.C. State (chick fil-a kickoff)
Sept. 8: GEORGIA STATE
Sept. 15: FLORIDA
Sept. 22: AKRON
Sept. 29: at Georgia
Oct. 13: at Mississippi State
Oct. 20: ALABAMA
Oct. 27: at South Carolina
Nov. 3: TROY
Nov. 10: MISSOURI
Nov. 17: at Vanderbilt
Nov. 24: KENTUCKY

TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Sept. 1: McNEESE STATE
Sept. 8: FLORIDA
Sept. 15: at SMU
Sept. 22: TBD
Sept. 29: vs. Arkansas
Oct. 6: at Ole Miss
Oct. 20: LSU
Oct. 27: at Auburn
Nov. 3: at Mississippi State
Nov. 10: at Alabama
Nov. 24: MISSOURI

VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Aug. 30: SOUTH CAROLINA
Sept. 8 at Northwestern
Sept. 15 PRESBYTERIAN
Sept. 22: at Georgia
Oct. 6: at Missouri
Oct. 13: FLORIDA
Oct. 20: AUBURN
Oct. 27: UMASS
Nov. 3: at Kentucky
Nov. 10: at Ole Miss
Nov. 17: TENNESSEE
Nov. 24: at Wake Forest

[per Outkick the Coverage]

Weis was a long time assistant in the NFL before becoming the head coach at Notre Dame. He then worked for a year as the Kansas City Chiefs as their OC before departing to Florida to join Will Muschamp’s staff.

The Turner Gill era at Kansas was a disaster.  The hire of Weis very likely could work out.  They don’t play defense in the Big 12, and Weiss is an offensive genius.

Weis wasn’t great at Notre Dame, but he came close to figuring it out.  If he can learn to delegate duties then he might end up being a good college head coach.

The best tweet I saw about the Weis hiring said something like this, “I hope Kansas didn’t throw out Mangino’s wardrobe.”

Sports by Brooks is reporting that Ohio State University has come to an agreement with former Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer to become the next head coach for the Buckeyes.

The deal between Meyer and Ohio State was consummated in principle earlier this week in Columbus but not signed. It includes a multi-year contract that will make Meyer once again one of college football’s highest paid coaches.

In additon to Meyer’s generous compensation package, sources said a major factor in the coach’s decision to agree to take the position was the school promising him the budget to assemble what is expected to become the highest-paid assistant coaching staff in college football history.

Meyer would replace Jim Tressell who resigned earlier this year after getting caught up in an ugly scandal with the NCAA regarding Buckeye players trading memorabilia for tattoos.

Meyer is 104-23 in his coaching career and 7-1 in bowl games.  He won two national championships while the head coach at Florida.  Before that he was the head man at Utah and Bowling Green.

Meyer is rumored to be interested in adding Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Spielman, Jon Tenuta, and Greg Studwara to his staff.

This is the best hire OSU could make. Urban wanted time off, but the opportunity to coach in the state he was born in and played his college football in was likely too much to pass up.

[UPDATE: Still rumors floating both ways about Urban accepting the job.]

Florida led 33-32 at halftime behind senior center Vernon Macklin who had 15 first half points.

The Gators came out strong in the second half to push the lead to 51-40 by breaking down Butler’s interior defense for several powerful slam dunks.

Butler compounded their problems by missing one rushed 3-pointer after another.

Then Matt Howard and Butler’s 3-point shooting came alive to narrow the deficit to just 3 points with 5:28 remaining.  With the appearance of Butler’s offense, Florida’s left them.

Butler’s 13-4 run over the course of 5 minutes tied the game at 57-57 with just under three minutes left.

With 33 seconds to play Howard caught the inbounds pass and was fouled as he threw up a shot near the rim. Howard made 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game up at 60.

Florida’s Erving Walker dribbled the remaining 32 seconds of game clock out before chunking up a contested three-pointer that was off the mark, sending the game into overtime.

Butler’s Howard and Khyle Marshall made the first two field goals of the overtime period (along with Marshall’s FT) to give Butler a quick 65-62 lead 90 seconds into the extra frame.

Kenny Boyton hit a straight-away three with 2:20 left to tied the game at 67-67.  After two Butler free throws, Walker hit a three pointer to put Florida up 70-69.

Mack responded with a three of his own to put Butler back up 72-70.

Florida made one of two free throws to bring it within 1 point.

Out of the timeout, Mack bricked a three from eternity. Surely not what Butler coach Brad Stevens had directed his team to do during the time out.

Florida rebounded Mack’s brick and called a timeout with 29 seconds remaining and the shot clock turned off.

Butler BULLDOG Matt Howard grabbed the rebound off the wild shot before being tied up.  Possession arrow to the Bulldogs.

Mack was fouled in the backcourt off the inbounds.  He went to the free throw line where he rolled the first one in and swished the second to put the Bulldogs up 74-71.

Walker took a three with 8 seconds left but clanked it off the rim as Butler corralled the rebound and the win 74-71.

Butler returns to the Final Four for the second consecutive season.  They made it all the way to the National Championship game last year where they were beating the the last seconds.

Butler’s Mack and Howard finished with 27 and 14 points respectively.

Vernon Macklin led the Gators with 25 points.

Florida – Butler Box Score

Florida advances to the Final Four next weekend and will face xxxx

The Butler Bulldogs had their way with the Wisconsin Badgers on Thursday night for the most part in advancing to the Elite 8 with a 61-54 win.

Butler’s Shawn Vanzant led the Bulldogs to a 33-24 halftime lead with 9 first half points.  Matt Howard was impressive as well in the first with 8 points.  The Bulldogs defense limited the Badgers to just 35% shooting and created 8 turnovers in the first twenty minutes.

The Bulldogs defense was tenacious, especially in the 2nd half where they held the Badgers to just 3 points until 10 minutes was left in the game.

Howard was his ‘junkyard bulldog’ self with 2 steals, 12 boards (3 offensive) to go along with his game high 20 points.  He held Wisconsin’s talented Jon Leuer to just 3 points on 1-12 shooting.

Howard’s sidekick Shelvin Mack added 13 points.

The Badgers, who were down 18 at one point with 14 minutes remaining, battled back to get it within 3 in the last minute behind a high-pressure press that was creating turnovers off the trap in the coffin corner.

However, Butler held on and hit their free throws to secure their second consecutive Elite 8 appearance.

Wisconsin was led by Jordan Taylor’s 22 points, most of which came late in the second half.

Butler – Wisconsin Box Score

Butler will play the Florida Gators on Saturday at 4:30pm ET with a chance to advance to their second consecutive Final Four.

Most college basketball followers knew that when BYU Cougars big man Brandon Davies was kicked off the team for breaking the school’s honor code that it would be nearly impossible for the Cougs to advance as far as they potentially could have in the NCAA Tournament.

So BYU became more Cinderella in the NCAA Tourney without Davies.  And with any good fairy tale, it was just a matter of time before the carriage turned back into a pumpkin.

All-American Jimmer Fredette was good on Thursday night against the Florida Gators, but he was more often than not missing (11-29) under heavy defensive pressure and scheme defenses.

When the game went to overtime Fredette disappeared. He missed both shots he took and turned the ball over twice.  Fredette seemed tired and worn down in the extra frame.  Florida outscored BYU 15-6 in overtime.

BYU coach Dave Rose took Jimmer out with less than a minute to play for one last curtain call.

He still managed to score 32 points and hit a handful of amazing shots, but his performance was not enough as the Gators were too athletic, talented, and deep for the Cougars, down in New Orleans, as Florida won 83-74 in overtime.

Gators senior Alex Tyrus had the game of his life with 19 points and 17 big rebounds.  Kenny Boyton had 17 points.  Point guard Erving Walker chipped in with 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Chandler Parsons had the best all-around game as he scored 16 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and dished 7 assists for Jorts Nation.

The Gators starting 5 was just too much.  They combined to score 77 of their 83 total points.

Florida – BYU Box Score

The Gators advance to play the Butler Bulldogs at 4:30pm ET on Saturday.

The Gators were consistent throughout and pulled away at the end to beat the Bruins 73-65 behind Erving Walker’s 21 points.

UCLA was led by Reeves Nelson with 16.

Florida – UCLA Box Score

Florida advances to play the BYU Cougars on March 24th in New Orleans.

Florida guard Erving Walker led the Gators with 18 points and 6 assists.

Orlando Johnson led the Gauchos with 21 points.

The Gators will play the #7 UCLA Bruins on Saturday afternoon at 2:40pm ET.

Florida – UC Santa Barbara Box Score

Sources close to FanHouse are reporting that Florida Gators football coach Urban Meyer will be holding a press conference later today to announce that he is stepping down as the Gators coach.

And it’s now official as multiple outlets are reporting Meyer’s resignation including Gator Zone:

Meyer, 46, informed Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley over the weekend that he was contemplating resigning and the two finalized the plan Tuesday. Meyer told the Gators of his decision during a team meeting earlier this afternoon. UF has scheduled a press conference for 6 p.m. at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium where Meyer and Foley will address the media.

Meyer will remain Florida’s head coach through the Outback Bowl in Tampa on New Year’s Day.

“I have been a Division I football coach for the last 25 years and, during that time, my primary focus has been helping my teams win titles,” Meyer said. “I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, and I am a fierce competitor to my core. At this time in my life, however, I appreciate the sacrifices my 24/7 profession has demanded of me, and I know it is time to put my focus on my family and life away from the field. The decision to step down was a difficult one.

After all, isn’t that his new December tradition?  He quit the team last year for ‘health’ reasons only to announce days later he would be back coaching the Gators in the Swamp in 2010.

Mississippi State Bulldogs fans have to be nervous, as their head coach Dan Mullen will likely be tapped to replace Meyer at Florida.  Mullen was the offensive coordinator at Florida, under Meyer, when the Gators were actually good.

Mullen will be eager to get away from the Cam Newton fallout brought on by Mississippi State alum.  He also would have to be thrilled to go to Florida or Miami where he could actually recruit.  Not much has happened in Starkville since the Super Wal-Mart went in there several years ago.

Top Candidates to Replace Urban: Dan Mullen, Bob Stoops, Chris Peterson

Spikes’ agent Terry Watson has been doing damage control for his client the past few days and claims that Spikes is a high character guy and doing great things in the Boston community. (He didn’t release their names though, )

The sex tape/video appeared on Chatroulette as Spikes and a woman engaged in oral sex.  Video and Photos of the romp first appeared on WorldStarHipHop.com

The scandal has already cost Spikes a Reebok marketing deal.

[source: fox news]