The SEC this week is holding its annual Media Days in advance of the 2023 college football season.
The event this year is being held in Nashville, Tenn. League commissioner Greg Sankey and coach and player representatives from LSU, Missouri and Texas A&M kicked off the festivities on Monday.
Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt made the rounds on Tuesday. The Tigers were led by former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze, who is entering his first season on The Plains after a multi-year stint at Liberty. Georgia is the back-to-back college football national champion.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Kentucky follow on Wednesday. Ole Miss is one of three schools — the others are South Carolina and Tennessee — rounding things out on Thursday.
The Rebels are sending head coach Lane Kiffin and players Quinshon Judkins, Deantre Prince and Cedric Johnson to the Music City.
Kiffin is entering his fourth Ole Miss season. Judkins is the Rebels’ star second-year running back. He set a new single-season school record for rushing yards as a true freshman last season. Judkins is considered by some a sleeper Heisman candidate.
Prince is a returning four-year starter in the Ole Miss secondary. Johnson is a veteran EDGE making his second of back-to-back SEC Media Days appearances. The Rebels are set to make their rounds starting Thursday at 9:05 a.m. CT.
All four days of SEC Media Days are being broadcast nationally on the SEC Network. The SEC is responsible for the last four national championships. This year’s Media Days are the last before the conference expands to 16 teams.
Texas and Oklahoma are joining July 1, 2024.
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SEC coordinator of football officials John McDaid speaks with the media during SEC Media Days. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)John McDaid (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)
AUBURN TIGERS
Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is greeted by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey at SEC Media Days in Nashville on Tuesday. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Hugh Freeze (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Hugh Freeze (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Auburn’s Luke Deal takes part in SEC Media Days on Tuesday. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Kameron Stutts of Auburn takes part in the SEC Media Days in Nashville on Tuesday. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Auburn’s Elijah McAllister takes part in SEC Media Days on Tuesday. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)
GEORGIA BULLDOGS
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks at SEC Media Days in Nashville on Tuesday. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Kirby Smart (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Kirby Smart (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Georgia tight end Brock Bowers participates in SEC Media Days on Tuesday. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Georgia offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran speaks with the media during SEC Media Days. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Brock Bowers (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Georgia’s Kamari Lassiter participates in SEC Media Days in Nashville on Tuesday. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Kamari Lassiter (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Jul 18, 2023; Nashville, TN, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Zach Arnett speaks with the media during SEC Media Days at Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY SportsMississippi State Head Coach Zach Arnett speaks at the 2023 SEC Football Kickoff Media Days at the Nashville Grand Hyatt on Broadway, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.Jul 18, 2023; Nashville, TN, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs running back Jo’Quavious Marks speaks with the media during SEC Media Days at Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY SportsJul 18, 2023; Nashville, TN, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs defensive tackle Jaden Crumedy speaks with the media during SEC Media Days at Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY SportsMississippi State’s Will Rogers participates in the 2023 SEC Football Kickoff Media Days at the Nashville Grand Hyatt on Broadway, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.Mississippi State’s Jaden Crumedy participates in the 2023 SEC Football Kickoff Media Days at the Nashville Grand Hyatt on Broadway, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea speaks with the media during SEC Media Days (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Clark Lea (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Vanderbilt linebacker Ethan Barr speaks with the media during SEC Media Days. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Vanderbilt’s Will Sheppard speaks with the media at SEC Media Days. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)Jaylen Mahoney of Vanderbilt speaks with the media at SEC Media Days. (Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)
