LSU player 'pantsed' Alabama opponent during pileup (GIF)

During Saturday night's SEC game between LSU and Alabama, Tigers tight end Logan Stokes apparently found a crack in the Crimson Tide's defense.

Next up, swirlies in the locker room.

Missouri All-American and NFL prospect Michael Sam says he is gay

Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the Tigers defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.

In multiple interviews published Sunday night, the 260-pound Sam — an All-America pick last season and potential mid-round NFL draft pick in May — revealed he is gay.

"I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it," Sam told the New York Times. "I just want to own my truth."

In other interviews with ESPN and Outsports, Sam says he already came out to his teammates and coaches at Missouri in August.

"I am an openly, proud gay man," he said

Sam's  representatives had spread the word to NFL teams recently he planned to come out before this month's NFL scouting combine.

On Saturday night, Sam had dinner with a group including former NFL punter Chris Kluwe and linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, who both have been outspoken in their support of gay rights.

No NFL player has announced publicly he's gay while his career is active. Several former players, including Kwame Harris and Esera Tuaolo, have said they're gay after retiring.

Sam participated in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., last month after leading the SEC in sacks (11.5) and tackles for loss (19), and he is projected to be a mid-round NFL draft pick.

"It’s a big deal. No one has done this before. And it’s kind of a nervous process," he said. "But I know what I want to be ... I want to be a football player in the NFL." 

Josh Reddick wears Georgia Bulldogs football gear before game

No, that wasn't the Oakland Athletic's catcher Kurt Suzuki sporting a Georgia Bulldogs face mask while sitting in the team's dugout Saturday afternoon — it was college gridiron fan and A's rightfielder Josh Reddick.

Before the A's game against Tampa Bay, the Georgia native warmed up wearing a University of Georgia football helmet and cycling jersey to celebrate his favorite team's opening game against Clemson. It's too bad the Tigers outlasted Reddick's Dawgs, 38-35.

Earlier in the week, the Rays' David Price donned a full Vanderbilt football getup during his warmups.

It's good to see that SEC football is alive and well on Major League baseball diamonds across America.

UGA kicker Marshall Morgan charged with boating under the influence

Not to be outdone by a rival SEC University of Florida punter who was arrested over the weekend for DUI on a scooter, a Georgia placekicker got his own DUI for being behind the wheel while impaired — make that BUI for driving a boat under the influence.

The Georgia Bulldogs have already lost multiple starters for the season due to injuries and now could be without its starting placekicker for part of the season. According to a report from The Eatonton Messenger, UGA's sophomore starting placekicker Marshall Morgan was arrested on Saturday and charged with boating under the influence after admitting to drinking while boating on Lake Sinclair in central Georgia.

While Georgia has not yet announced any disciplinary action for the kicker, Dawgs247 writer Gentry Estes points out that UGA has a standard policy towards DUI arrests.

Morgan appeared in all 14 games for the Bulldogs last year as a true freshman, converting on 8 of 14 field goal attempts and 63 of 67 extra points.

UGA athletics' policy mandates 2-game suspension for DUI arrests. Not sure about BOATING under influence, but I guess we'll find out.
— Gentry Estes (@GentryEstes247) July 2, 2013

Under new BUI laws, which took effect May 15, boaters under the age of 21 may only register a .02 blood-alcohol content — as opposed to the .08 limit for persons over 21 — to be in violation.

Police said the breath test he performed indicated “the presence of alcohol,” which was substantial enough to make the arrest.