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• QUARTERBACKS: Six quarterbacks were initially scheduled to speak at media days but Auburn replaced Nick Marshall with tight end C.J. Uzomah. The Tigers' quarterback was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana during a traffic stop Friday in Reynolds, Georgia. The remaining group includes Mississippi's Bo Wallace and Mississippi State's Dak Prescott and first-year starters Dylan Thompson (South Carolina), Maty Mauk (Missouri) and Hutson Mason (Georgia). Other jobs won't be settled until preseason camp with the most prominent spot up for grabs coming at Alabama, where Florida State transfer Jacob Coker enters the mix.
• PREDICTIONS: As usual, the media will vote on All-SEC teams and predicted finishes. The track record -- four correct picks in 22 tries -- would get most coaches fired. Nevertheless, the favorite in the Western Division figures to be either Auburn or Alabama with Georgia and South Carolina the presumed front-runners in the East.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. JAILS FORCED INTO DOUBLE DUTY AS MORE PSYCHIATRIC CASES BROUGHT IN
• Amid the tide of bookings and releases, the number of mentally ill is on the rise, creating new complications --and dangers-- for staff and inmates.
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• 2. GERMANY DOWNS ARGENTINA 1-0 TO WIN WORLD CUP
• Mario Goetze's goal in extra time gives the Germans their fourth trophy -- and frustrates Argentine star Lionel Messi in the biggest game of his career.
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• 3. ISRAEL SHOOTS DOWN DRONE ALONG ITS SOUTHERN COAST
• The unmanned aircraft was launched from Gaza--the first time such a weapon was used since violence erupted last week between Hamas and the Israeli army.
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• 4. IN JAPAN, STORING NUCLEAR WASTE BECOMES DIRE ISSUE
• Residents of a quiet farming town worry that the three newly dug, highly secre (Continued on page 20)
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