SEC Media Days 2021

USC offered Miami Ohio transfer WR Gage Larvadain (5-10 165). He’s a native of Donaldsonville, LA who played one season for the RedHawks after transferring from Southeastern Louisiana. This season he caught 42 passes for 679 yards and six touchdowns, including one touchdown catch of 99 yards.  He averaged over 16 yards per catch. James […]

TE Reid Mikeska (6-6 233) of Houston is no stranger to the Palmetto State. In the spring he made unofficial visits to Clemson and USC. He liked them both after those visits, and he eventually committed to Clemson April 13th. But his recruiting took off, to the point he had nearly 50 offers, and he

Key notes on the Auburn Tigers: Bryan Harsin is in his first season as head coach of the Tigers and has a 76-24 overall coaching record after stops at Boise State and Arkansas State; the Tigers were 6-5 last season including a loss to Northwestern in the Citrus Bowl; 15 starters return with 8 on

Key notes on the Arkansas Razorbacks: The Hogs were 3-7 in year one under Pittman and return 9 offensive starters and 10 on defense; they will have a combination of 23 regular and super seniors on the roster; last season they averaged 25.7 points per game and allowed 34.7 points per game; they return leading

Key notes on the Missouri Tigers: The Tigers were 5-5 in their first season under Drinkwitz and return 14 starters, 8 on offense; QB Connor Bazelak was the SEC Co-Freshman of the Year after passing for 2366 yards and completing 67% of his attempts; he passed for 406 yards in an upset (14 point underdog)

Key notes on the Texas A&M Aggies; The Aggies were 9-1 last season with that only loss at Alabama in week two; they defeated North Carolina in the Orange Bowl 41-27 and finished 4th in the final polls; Jimbo Fisher is 26-10 in three seasons in College Station but has yet to win the West;

Key notes on the Mississippi State Bulldogs: Mike Leach is going into his second season with the Bulldogs and was 4-7 last season including a win over Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl; The Bulldogs made a splash in his first game last season beating LSU 44-34 as a 16-point underdog while passing for 623

Key notes on the Vanderbilt Commodores: Clark Lea is the new coach at Vanderbilt, returning to his alma mater after three seasons as defensive coordinator at Notre Dame; the Commodores were double-digit underdogs in every game last season, lost all nine, and did not cover in any; they averaged 14.8 points per game and allowed

Key notes on the Alabama Crimson Tide: Alabama is coming off another championship season with a 13-0 record in 2020 and a win over Ohio State in the national title game; Nick Saban is going into his 15th season at Alabama and has six national titles; Saban is 170-23 at Alabama; only 3 starters return

Key notes on the Ole Miss Rebels: Lane Kiffin is going into his second season at Ole Miss and is coming off a 5-5 year including a win over Indiana in the Outback Bowl; Kiffin is 66-39 in his coaching career including stops at Tennessee and Southern Cal; the Rebels had one of the nation’s

Key notes on the Kentucky Wildcats: Mark Stoops is going into his 9th season at Kentucky, the second longest tenure in the SEC behind Nick Saban at Alabama; Stoops is 49-50 overall and 24-42 in the SEC at UK and has taken the team to four straight bowl games; the Wildcats were 5-6 last season

Key notes on the Tennessee Vols: Josh Heupel is in his first season at Tennessee after going 28-8 in three seasons at UCF; the Vols were 3-7 last season and return 5 starters on offense and 7 on defense; they averaged 20.5 points per game and allowed 30.1 points per game last season; Hartsville native