The SEC's next evolution finally kicked off this week as SEC Media Days takes center stage at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The location deep in the heart of Texas is extra fitting as rivals Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024, creating perhaps the most competitive conference in the history of college football.
But really, transition is top of mind across the board. The league expands to 16 teams, the largest iteration in SEC history. Legendary coach Nick Saban retired at Alabama, leaving Kalen DeBoer to debut at his first media days. The 12-team College Football Playoff suddenly creates major opportunities for the middle class within the conference. At the same time, there are also new coaches entering the fold in Mississippi State's Jeff Lebby and Texas A&M's Mike Elko.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey kicked things off on Monday morning with his annual address before LSU opened the proceedings for teams. Two-time national champion coach Kirby Smart headlined a stacked Day 2 on Tuesday, while DeBoer makes his debut opposite Texas coach and ex-Alabama assistant Steve Sarkisian on Wednesday. The event lasts four days with four teams going through the media carwash each day.
Below is the full list of participants who will make the rounds in the coming days, and be sure to scroll below the schedule for in-depth coverage from 2024 SEC Media Days. All times below Eastern.
Thursday, July 18
Arkansas (10:35 a.m.) -- Sam Pittman | WR Andrew Armstrong, QB Taylen Green, DE Landon Jackson
Texas A&M (12:05 p.m.) -- Mike Elko | DL Shemar Turner, LB Taurean York, OL Trey Zuhn III
Auburn (2:05 p.m.) -- Hugh Freeze | QB Payton Thorne, LB Eugene Asante, DE Keldric Faulk,
Kentucky (3:25 p.m.) -- Mark Stoops | OL Marques Cox, LB D'Eryk Jackson, DL Deone Walker
Check these out ...
- Handing out a hot take for each SEC team: Auburn in QB purgatory, Texas A&M has great September
- Texas A&M embraces 'silence': Aggies committed to new approach for turnaround
- Pittman must course correct in 2024: Arkansas coach's personality only gets him so far
- Texas is talk of the town in Dallas: But can the Longhorns shine in the spotlight?
- Latest on Cormani McClain: Rumors about Florida DB "blown out of proportion," per coach
- Player-led leadership: Inside the role Malachi Moore played in keeping Alabama together
- 'Bama OL jabs at Saban: Tyler Booker throws shade at former coach for not picking Tide
- Will Oklahoma's cream still rise in new-look SEC? Confident Sooners know what they face
- Heupel just what Vols needed: How Tennessee coach has brought stability to program
- Move over, Nick Saban: Kirby Smart cemented as new "head honcho" of college football
- Kirby Smart says NIL collective is fining players: But does that cross a legal line?
- CFP or bust for Ole Miss? Lane Kiffin hype train rolls into 2024 season
- Smart throws shade at Oregon: Georgia coach pokes fun at Ducks' robust NIL deals
- Where will Perkins play? Debate rages over LSU's star defender
- State of the SEC address: Greg Sankey touts stability of conference
- Remembering Monte Kiffin: Lane Kiffin pays tribute to late father
- Saban's take: Ex-Alabama coach predicts Georgia, Texas in SEC title game
- Crawford: SEC's best, worst at every position unit
- 247Sports: Surveying insiders on fan sentiment, expectations for all 16 SEC teams
- Dodd: Why Kalen DeBoer may just have what it takes to follow in Nick Saban's shadow
