Spanning the SEC globe on a Monday morning. ...

From Charleston, S.C., Gene Sapakoff writes that it's tragic that LSU and South Carolina haven't played baseball more than they have.

From Nashville, Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin believes his Commodores' sweep of Ole Miss has secured an NCAA berth.

Tennessee coach Dave Serrano led Fullerton and Irvine to Omaha and says it's an "empty" feeling to be finished playing baseball after the final regular season game. He believes a 2013 recruiting class that includes 13 players with more signings likely will help the Vols improve next season.

There's a Big 10 debate brewing about what to do to improve the conference's national baseball profile. Illinois coach Dan Hartlieb hopes artifical turf is a step in that direction.

In college football ...

From Shreveport, Scott Ferrell writes about the likelihood of the four-team playoff and what that might look like.

The SEC and Big 12 announced on Friday the formation of a new bowl game that would match its top teams not involved in a BCS playoff. What effect would that have on the Cotton Bowl? ...