The Daily Feed: January 18, 2012

Gamecock Football

Bleacher Report: Meet Shaq Roland, the Gamecocks' Big Recruit.

Kornblut: Whammy makes a play for DL David Tomlinson of McDonough, Georgia. P.K. writes a little bit more about Tomlinson here.

AJC: Meanwhile, the Georgia folks are wondering why Tomlinson no-showed on his offficial visit to Athens that was scheduled for the weekend. Stay tuned for further developments.

ESPN SEC Blog: Ed Aschoff lists the SEC's five scariest players for 2012. While you're there, check out C Low's crib sheet of Coaching changes in the SEC.

Palm Beach Post: Ex-South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia says he's cleaned up his act and wants one more chance.

SB Nation: Stephon Gilmore, NFL Draft 2012: Cornerback Has First Round Potential.

Nat'l Football Authority: 2012 NFL Draft Scouting Report: South Carolina Gamecocks CB Stephon Gilmore Overshadowed by Bigger Names, Should Produce in NFL Quickly.

Mr. SEC: Spurrier Celebrates 11-Win Season At Carolina.

Gamecock Central: Travian Robertson talks about the NFL.

Bleacher Report: Introducing the New Gamecock Coaches.

Gamecock Baseball and Olympic Sports

Gamecocksonline: Baseball Opening Day One Month Away. More of a promo piece; tickets are still available!

The Daily Gamecock: Swimming and diving defeats Duke, Queens.

The Daily Gamecock: Men's tennis team impresses over weekend.

More links in the Loose Feed after The Jump!

Loose Feed

NBC Sports: Michael Dyer officially transfers to Arkansas State.

Saturday Down South: Jon peers into the future with his SEC Early 2012 Power Rankings.

Mr. SEC: John Pennington writes an opinion piece on the problems with CFB recruiting - Kiel And Taylor Situations Are Two-Sides Of The Same Dirty Coin.

Mr. SEC: At the recruiting page, Josh Ward indicts the recruiting process in general and Saban in particular over the Josh Ward situation - Alabama Shows Flaw In College Football Recruiting.

CBS Sports: Dennis Dodd also weighs in on the same subject - It's not Kiel who's crazy or dishonest, but a recruiting system that uses kids.

CBS Sports: SEC official: 'We're not going to nine' games. I think it's inevitable.

CBS Sports: Stiff NCAA penalties on the way with new model. This gives me major heartburn.

SI.com: Winners and losers following NFL draft declaration deadline.