Spanning the globe, or at least the Southeastern US, on a Tuesday morning. ...

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze says "The Blind Side" movie about the life of Michael Oher is very important in his recruiting. "It's always discussed," says Freeze, who hopes that discussion will lead to landing the nation's top recruit, defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche, whose brother Denzell is a safety-linebacker with the Rebels right now. ...

From the Sun-Herald, Day One of the Rebel Road Trip ends before a crowd of Ole Miss fans on the Coast. Freeze, Ross Bjork and others athletic department members began the day in Meridian and had lunch in Waynesboro on the way to the Coast. Freeze called the first day "phenomenal." ...

From Mobile, Nick Saban is on the road too and tells his crowd the thing he's most proud of from his 2011 Alabama football team is how it handled its regular season loss to LSU. ...

Also from Alabama, Larry Hennessey, a long-time assistant coach under Bear Bryant, has died. ...

From Fayetteville, Arkansas players react to the hiring of John L. Smith as interim coach in the Bobby Petrino aftermath. ...