Kirby Smart on SEC potentially breaking away from SEC: 'I've been there'
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Kirby Smart reveals the one SEC rule he’s willing to break forever Yahoo Sports · 67d ago broke it first
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 7 distinct news outlets with 7 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 5.
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"Kirby Smart on SEC potentially breaking away from SEC: 'I've been there'" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Lexington Herald Leader, NOLA.com, The New York Times and CBS Sports. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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