Tennessee Vols Coach/Offensive Coordinator JOEY HALZLE has turned down a jaw-dropping $2 million offer from the LSU Tigers …..Joey said
Tennessee Vols Coach/Offensive Coordinator JOEY HALZLE has turned down a jaw-dropping $2 million offer from the LSU Tigers …..Joey said
Last we saw the SEC on the gridiron, it was underachieving dramatically.
Well, sort of. SEC teams went 8-7 in bowl/playoff season, falling short against the spread by only 1.6 points per game (which is to say that the spreads were pretty accurate on average). But they underachieved by more than that against Big Ten teams, and for the second straight season — gasp! — an SEC team failed to win the national title. The league still comfortably had the best average SP+ rating in the nation thanks primarily to the small number of genuinely bad teams, but it certainly didn’t finish the 2024 season in a great mood.
With the Big Ten’s Penn State and Ohio State, Notre Dame, and the ACC’s Clemson all looking at potential top-5 hype, there’s a decent chance that the SEC’s title-free run reaches three years. But try to hold back your sympathy tears — the league still has at least three of the most talented teams in the nation and the largest selection of upper-middle-class teams with dreams of 10-2 records and playoff at-large bids. In Arch Manning, LaNorris Sellers, DJ Lagway, Marcel Reed and maybe Austin Simmons, it has the most fascinating set of young quarterbacks in the sport. It has the most under-pressure Alabama head coach in a generation. It has Diego Damn Pavia. And if last year is any indication, it might have a few more shocking, playoff-turning upsets too.
This league never lacks for talent, grievance or storylines. I don’t see why that would change in 2025. Let’s preview the SEC!
Every week through the summer, Bill Connelly has been previewing another FBS conference, ultimately including all 136 FBS teams. The previews include 2024 breakdowns, 2025 previews and team-by-team capsules.
