LaDarius Perkins News

Despite the recent influx of spread offenses, the Southeastern Conference is still a ground-based league on offense.

Clearly, the defense is talented, but can the defense keep the team in games until the offense matures? Read on for more information on this year's team.

Nov 03, 2012; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs running back LaDarius Perkins advances the ball during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Davis Wade Stadium.

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron kisses the Coaches Trophy as he looks into the crowd while surrounded by video and still cameras after the 2013 BCS Championship game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Sun Life Stadium.

First-team selections Gabe Jackson of Mississippi State and Denzel Nkemdiche of Ole Miss were among 16 Bulldogs and Rebels named preseason All-SEC by national college football analyst Phil Steele.

The SEC has established itself as the nation's most dominant football conference on the heels of seven straight Bowl Championship Series titles, a 17-11 bowl record over the last three seasons - the best mark among the big five conferences and the presence of six teams in the final top 12 of the USA Today coaches' poll .