In addition to Tennessee Football, three other Southeastern Conference teams will take the podium Tuesday at SEC Media Days in Dallas, Texas, including one newcomer. All of them have major storylines. Here is the biggest question facing each team that will have to face the college football press at the annual circus event.
Georgia’s criminal issues
This was ongoing last summer when Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs took the stage at SEC Media Days. Since the tragic incident involving Jalen Carter, the UGA Dawgs have had 19 other traffic related incidents, including two just last week before this event. Smart seems to be handling it the way he should, so why is there such a problem?
Vols’ QB situation, SEC Media Days attendees
You can see our full article on questions facing the Volunteers here, but the real question is how much does Josh Heupel believe in Nico Iamaleava’s star power, and if he does believe it, why didn’t he bring the quarterback to SEC Media Days? Right now, consensus on Rocky Top is that his offense took a step back last year because of Joe Milton III, and Iamalaeva will fix that. How true is such a thing?
Is Oklahoma prepared for SEC Media Days, league play?
It’s no secret they put the Sooners after Heupel, who won a national championship as a quarterback at OU but was fired as their offensive coordinator by Bob Stoops back in 2014. That is a big story on its own, but the simple truth is they are a newcomer to the league, so the question will obviously be how prepared Brent Venables is for that with a new quarterback and coming off a 10-3 season.
Missouri’s ability to maintain success
Eli Drinkwitz is considered the goofiest coach in the league, but he managed to go 11-2 last year with Brady Cook at quarterback. Now, Cook is back, and after a New Years Six win, expectations have shot up for Mizzou and Drinkwitz. Can he prove that he’s building a legit program with the Tigers and that last year wasn’t a fluke?
