Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

A few SEC links for your lunch hour consumption:

• Arkansas' Michael Smith is following in his father's footsteps. Back in the 1980s, Michael Smith Sr. was dubbed "Mr. Excitement" at Florida A&M.

• Chris Todd moves in as Auburn's starting quarterback, and Kodi Burns moves to receiver.

• Former Auburn offensive coordinator Tony Franklin couldn't be prouder of Todd's reslience, writes Tony Barnhart of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

• Challenged by Lane Kiffin and the new Tennessee staff, senior center Josh McNeil has finally bought into the program.

• There's another twist in the legal saga of Ole Miss freshman Tig Barksdale. The woman who accused him of stealing her car was convicted of false reporting of a crime.

• It looks like Vanderbilt will have its own version of the Wildcat package this season. The Commodores used it several times during Thursday's scrimmage, and a couple of the freshman running backs made big plays.

• LSU coach Les Miles is considering closing his practices completely to the media because of all the injury information that's getting out.

• Despite three surgeries, linebacker Brandon Thurmond is determined to see it through at Kentucky.