3 SEC coaches among 7 Power 5 coaches with worst conference records since 2013
By Adam Spencer
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Coaching in the SEC isn’t easy, especially as teams like Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Auburn continue to dominate the standings every year.
However, there have been some questionable coaching hires in recent years that haven’t made things easier for some SEC schools.
Among the seven Power 5 coaches with the worst records in conference play since 2013 are three SEC coaches — Arkansas’s Bret Beilema, Kentucky’s Mark Stoops and Tennessee’s Butch Jones:
Worst P5 league records since 2013: Bielema 10-25, Stoops 10-25, MacIntyre 11-29, Addazio 11-25, Doeren 13-23, Jones 14-21, Kingsbury 14-25
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 16, 2017
Bielema and Stoops have struggled, to be sure, but their programs are heading in opposite directions at the moment, as Arkansas is imploding and Kentucky appears to be on the rise.
Making matters worse for Jones at Tennessee is the fact that, among the seven coaches listed, he consistently has the highest-rated recruiting classes:
Worst recruiter in div, 2nd worst, worst, worst, worst, 2nd best, 4th worst. https://t.co/LDIrfTlUH8
— Dave Bartoo (@CFBMatrix) October 16, 2017
All those coaches are on the hot seat, but Stoops may be coaching his way off of it this year.
There’s still a long way to go, but if these coaches don’t change the above records soon, they may not be around at their schools much longer.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
