The SEC takes center stage this week as Talking Season ramps up before the start of preseason camps. The conference takes over the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta for its annual event starting Monday, and hundreds of reporters will clamor for enticing quotes and hopefully a gripping storyline or two.
The SEC is deep and has several national contenders, but the transfer portal has seemingly provided equal footing in the middle and bottom of the conference. Vanderbilt knocking off No. 1 Alabama provided the conference a wake-up call in the post-Nick Saban era last year.
The 2025 season figures to be dramatic for the SEC. The conference hasn’t reached the national championship game in back-to-back years for the first time in 20 years. Plus, no head coaches were fired in 2024, so several coaches speaking at media days this week may be unemployed in a few months. The pressure is on, and there are plenty of questions to answer in the coming months.
Here are the top burning questions facing each SEC team entering media days.
Alabama
Can Kalen DeBoer get Tide in the CFP?
The first-year results under Kalen DeBoer weren’t unexpected, but it was still a disappointment for the Tide faithful. The losses to Oklahoma and Michigan near the end of the season were salt in the wound. Alabama is more talented this season than last. Though many will pay attention to the perceived quarterback battle between Ty Simpson and Austin Mack, the big-picture question is what matters: What happens if…
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Author : Brandon Marcello
Publish date : 2025-07-13 15:11:00
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