SEC, Alabama and Day 3
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The biggest headline from SEC Media Days wasn’t a quarterback battle—it was a joke about the most legendary coach in college football history. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart had a playful response when asked Tuesday about speculation that former Alabama coach Nick Saban might return to the sideline.
Though there are no new schools, or even new coaches, entering the league in 2025, there's still plenty to look forward to. Few names will demand as much attention as Texas quarterback Arch Manning, who will travel with coach Steve Sarkisian to represent the Longhorns in Atlanta.
Alabama already made the rounds at SEC Media Days on Wednesday, July 16, but there was still plenty said about the Crimson Tide on Day 4 of the event at the Omni Atlanta Hotel. To end things on Thursday,
Alabama is the center of the college football orbit with no end in sight. It owned SEC Media Days and the intense lobby fight for autographs spoke to the height the program had achieved. Skip ahead to Wednesday in Atlanta.
One of the Crimson Tide's leaders this upcoming season, here is a look at everything that Alabama inside linebacker Deontae Lawson said during 2025 SEC football media days. "I think we all just have to be bought in. I think that started right when the bowl game ended, and we just all had to come together."
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Thursday in Atlanta is the final day of SEC Media Days 2025. The teams that will take the stage are Kentucky, Missouri, Texas A&M, and Arkansas.
The Razorbacks finished 7-6 in the 2024 season. Arkansas opens the 2025 season against Alabama A&M on August 30. Click Here to Subscribe on YouTube: Watch the latest WAFF 48 news, sports & weather videos on our YouTube channel!
SEC Media Days will continue on Wednesday with reps from Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida and Oklahoma stepping to the podium.
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey talked at SEC Media Days this week about the possibility of moving from an eight-game slate of league football games to to a nine-game schedule.