Gone are the days where having a presence on social media was optional for most major college football coaches. Unless you’re Nick Saban and you basically print a No. 1 recruiting class ranking just by waking up in the morning, you’ve got to have a presence on social media. Even Steve Spurrier recently joined the party!

Have a look at 13 SEC head coach Twitter accounts, and who have the most followers. Which one surprises you?

Coach Twitter Followers
Butch Jones – @UTCoachJones 193k
Mark Richt – @MarkRicht 176k
Les Miles – LSUCoachMiles 168k
Bret Bielema – @BretBielema 129k
Gus Malzahn – @CoachGusMalzahn 125k
Hugh Freeze – @CoachHughFreeze 105k
Mark Stoops – @UKCoachStoops 92.8k
Dan Mullen – @CoachDanMullen 80k
Kevin Sumlin – @CoachSumlin 68.4k
Gary Pinkel – @GaryPinkel 59.3k
Steve Spurrier – @SC_HBC 58.9k
Jim McElwain – @CoachMcElwain 49.1k
Derek Mason – @CoachDerekMason 16.4k

Nick Saban does not have a Twitter account.

Now, let’s get these guys to start live broadcasting some great stuff via Twitter’s Periscope!

Kevin Duffey
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.