There is no denying Ole Miss lost some top-end talent from last season, but that hasn’t shaken the confidence inside the program.

Much like the President of the United States, Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze has come under fire for playing too much golf on the job. After several high-profile decommits and a dismal 2024 campaign that saw the Tigers go 2-6 in SEC play and fail to qualify for a bowl game for just the fourth time this century,

Finebaum and Kiffin have always been linked. Kiffin joked for years that the SEC Network analyst got him fired at USC. He had Kiffin tied to the Auburn job. That’s just for starters. Under all of that is a level of respect, a friendship that has grown through the trending headlines of the SEC.

The SEC kicked off its first day of Media Days on Monday, and spinning season is already in full effect. Day 1 brought LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt to the table, all of whom are facing a wide range of pressures.

SEC Media Days are upon us. We’ve got a loaded slate for Day 1 at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park and the College Football Hall of Fame. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey will kick things off at 9:05 a.