Sports Illustrated writer says ‘there really aren’t any SEC coaches on the hot seat’
By Adam Spencer
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This offseason, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Florida all named new head coaches (and Ole Miss took the interim tag off Matt Luke).
With all those changes, that’s nearly half of the conference that won’t be firing a coach at the end of the season (in theory).
On Monday, Sports Illustrated writer Andy Staples joined “Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly” and said he doesn’t think any SEC coaches are on the hot seat heading into the 2018 season:
Staples: There really aren’t any SEC coaches on the hot seat, because there are so many new coaches.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportandStoryBo) August 27, 2018
LSU, Kentucky and Vanderbilt fans may take issue with that statement, as there has been some chatter about Ed Orgeron, Mark Stoops and Derek Mason needing to have good years avoid losing their jobs.
However, Staples could ultimately be proven right — it’s too early to tell. We’ll learn a lot about this year’s LSU squad in its Week 1 matchup against Miami on Sunday night, though.
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.
