SEC Media Days begin Monday in Hoover, Ala. Coaches and three players from all 14 teams will speak throughout the four-day media event. The media will vote on division winners, a conference champion and preseason all-star teams.

Some news will come from that, maybe even something unexpected.

Here are 10 things to watch for next week:

1. Dan Mullen will have to attempt to explain the Jeffery Simmons decision: With a number of media outlets, Saturday Down South included, covering college football 365 days of the year, the big story in the news cycle is constantly changing.

Mullen hopes that with negative headlines coming out of Tuscaloosa and Oxford, the media has moved on from MSU’s shameful decision to admit prized signee Jeffery Simmons and suspend him only one game despite video showing his involvement in a domestic violence incident.

Mullen managed to avoid talking about the issue at the SEC spring meetings in Destin, Fla., last month, but he’ll be forced to face the press in Hoover.

2. Will Hugh Freeze address the Sports Illustrated report? When Ole Miss revealed the details of the NCAA Notice of Allegations, Freeze did the necessary media appearances. He spoke to major outlets like ESPN and then faced SEC reporters at the spring meetings. He probably hoped that by taking questions at the spring meetings he could avoid the question at the Media Days circus.

The Sports Illustrated report from late last month, in which Laremy Tunsil’s stepfather details a pay-for-play scheme, means Freeze will be hit with same questions all over again. Will he answer them a second time around?

3. Will Nick Saban duck, dodge or dish? There’s an abundance of things for the media to ask the Alabama coach about. Will Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones be disciplined despite avoiding charges? What’s the status of suspended DB Tony Brown? What is Saban doing about all the recently reported violations? The coach can easily punt on all of these big questions, but maybe he’ll answer one.

4. How does Tennessee embrace the hype? The Volunteers will almost certainly be voted by the media to win the SEC East. They will likely be one of the top teams in the poll for next conference champion. Seniors Joshua Dobbs, Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Cameron Sutton will be joining coach Butch Jones in Hoover.

In April, Dobbs told the spring game crowd, “We’ll see you guys in Florida,” referencing the playoff championship game taking place in Tampa this season. Will that same confidence be on display for the conference media?

5. Will the Florida contingent address Antonio Callaway’s status? At the spring meetings, Florida coach Jim McElwain offered no update on Callaway, the team’s top playmaker at wide receiver and punt returner, declining to even comment on his enrollment status.

Since then, we’ve learned that Callaway has been allowed back on campus. Even if the coach offers no update on Callaway’s status with the team, expect the media to ask the Florida players the same question five different ways to try to get any hint on how involved Callaway is with the team this offseason.

6. Hot seat chatter: Various publications have listed Les Miles, Gus Malzahn, Kevin Sumlin, Mark Stoops and Derek Mason as coaches on the hot seat heading into this season. It will be interesting to see how the coaches all handle the inevitable questions. Do they embrace it with humor? Do they confidently say it won’t be an issue at the end of the year? Or do they get defensive?

7. Will any starting quarterbacks be named? Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason named Kyle Shurmur his starting quarterback earlier this week. Will any other coaches make the announcement at Hoover? Alabama, Auburn and Georgia’s quarterback competitions have been closely followed all offseason, while schools like Florida and Missouri have clear front-runners, but have yet to make anything official.

8. The Florida-Tennessee Twitter War: If you’re not up on the latest SEC East trash talk, here’s a quick summary: Tennessee is confident it will beat Florida this year, but the Gators are quick to respond by reminding the Volunteers they’ve won 11 straight.

The most vocal tweeters from each team, Jalen Hurd and Jalen Tabor, won’t be in Hoover, but that won’t stop the media from asking each team about the other’s trash talk.

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9. Bret Bielema’s time to shine: There will never be another Steve Spurrier, but SEC Media Days desperately need a coach who will provide some relief from the constant scripted coach speak.

Bielema is notoriously unfiltered and unafraid to send a barb a rival’s way. This year’s media days should be his time to shine, and he has a wealth of material to use on his SEC West rivals if he chooses to work in a zinger or two. I’ll be personally disappointed if Bielema doesn’t get in a jab or two at the Big Ten team which recently canceled on Arkansas.

Speaking of …

10. Jim Harbaugh’s Twitter: It’s virtually guaranteed the Michigan coach has a tweet or two ready to go for next week. It’s not a coincidence that every time the SEC is dominating the news cycle, Harbaugh finds a way to grab headlines and get people talking about him and Michigan football. The real question is whether his ploy for media attention comes before the first day or during the middle of the week.