Recruit survey: Best of the SEC
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A major chunk of talent at this week's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game is SEC bound. The prospects have visited campuses, talked to coaches and heard every pitch in the league. Rivals.com asked more than 20 players that are committed to or considering SEC schools a series of questions about the conference's member schools. A selection of responses is listed below. Committed prospects were asked not to choose their own program.
BEST UNIFORMS
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Most common answer: Florida
Second place: LSU
"I have to go with Mississippi State's Egg Bowl jerseys, the white with the yellow."
-- Rivals100 cornerback Nigel Knott
"Florida's orange and the blue. I think Florida has the most swag."
-- Five-star linebacker Ben Davis
"Tennessee got some gray uniforms that are the best for sure."
-- Rivals100 defensive end Jeffery Simmons
"I have to go with Georgia. They have the best colors. I like the blacks, though."
-- Florida commit Quincy Lenton
"I like Florida's. I like when they go to the all-blue ones."
-- Mississippi State commit Nero Nelson
"I'd have to say LSU - the all white. The White helmets really stuck out to me."
-- Rivals100 wide receiver DeKaylin Metcalf
BEST STADIUM ATMOSPHERE
Most common answer: LSU
Second place: Alabama
"Alabama or LSU. It's between those two. At Alabama, it's like closed in and almost domed. At LSU, the student section is crazy."
-- Ben Davis
"It's between Alabama and LSU, but it's probably LSU. Those fans are all in, man."
-- Three-star wide receiver Xavier Lane
"I definitely can't wait to play in Baton Rouge. People say that place is so loud. I just want to see it for myself."
"Alabama, man. It's because of the history. I want to play there."
-- Nero Nelson
"LSU. They say it's real loud - [smells like] corn dogs and real loud."
"I heard Florida is so electrifying that you get chills when you even walk in there."
-- South Carolina commit Darius Whitfield
FUNNIEST COACH
Most common answer: Alabama assistant Billy Napier
Second place: Florida head coach Jim McElwain
"Coach Napier is just like one of the boys. He's not up tight. That dude is funny and laid back."
"Funniest guy is the strength and conditioning coach from Alabama. He has a real funny voice and he, like, yells at you the first time he meets you. It's fun."
"Coach [Geoff] Collins. He's so laid back and chill. He's just fun. His recruiting style is fun and I like it."
"[Mississippi State assistant] Coach [Deshea] Townsend. He's a great personality and a funny coach, but he's also a working man."
"Coach McElwain from Florida. He tells me a joke every time I talk to him, and they're actually funny."
-- Ben Davis
"Coach Warner from Ole Miss is one of those energetic ones. That guy likes to have fun. I like Coach Warner."
"Butch Jones at Tennessee, man. He's real chill and really with the players. He makes me laugh."
-- Nigel Knott
BEST CAMPUS
Most common answer: Auburn
Second place: Alabama
"My favorite campus is probably Auburn. Yeah, I'll go with Auburn. It's kind of like a little town with the good food and all that, and then you got the stadium not too far from that."
-- Nigel Knott
"Everybody has good stuff, so I'll say Alabama because of the facilities. They have the weight room and the players lounge and all that stuff."
-- Ben Davis
"Florida State. I liked it. I mean, it's not the SEC, but it is great. It's a nice campus and a nice environment."
-- Nero Nelson
"Other than the Swamp, I like Auburn's campus. It's just a nice campus. It's hard to explain, but it's different from all the others."
PARENTS' FAVORITE COACH
Most common answer: Gus Malzahn
Second place: Nick Saban
"Probably Coach [Nick] Saban or [Gus] Malzahn because they're both serious. Coach Malzahn is a Christian guy and Coach Saban is just about his business. My parents like them both"
-- Ben Davis
"They like Coach Napier at Alabama. They like the way he coaches and how many guys he out in the NFL. He breaks down everything. If your big toe isn't leaning in one degree, he catches it."
BEST MEAL ON A VISIT
Most common answer: LSU
Second place: Alabama
"I'm not even going to lie, the best meal was at Alabama and it wasn't even at a restaurant. It was where the players go to eat before the game. I swear to God they put something in the mac and cheese. I think there's something in there."
"It was at LSU. It was seafood. It was so good. We had crocodile and fired oysters. It was some restaurant. I can't remember what it was called."
-- Ben Davis
"Best meal? That's a hard one, man. All of them?"
-- Nigel Knott
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