Storylines abound in the SEC for spring football. The conference hasn’t won a championship in two seasons, and everyone is getting a little antsy.

Teams welcome new coaches and new high profile defensive coordinators in Will Muschamp, John Chavis, Kevin Steele, Geoff Collins and Jon Hoke. New quarterbacks will become the faces of their teams, and running backs are plentiful and talented heading into 2015.

So, what’s the most intriguing storyline for the SEC during spring football?

Jon Cooper (@JonSDS): Lack of proven, elite quarterbacks

If you look around the SEC, you’ll find new faces at quarterback…again. Most considered the SEC “down” in 2014 due to the lack of proven quarterbacks, and 2015 could have the same criticism. Outside of Dak Prescott, there are no sure-fire and elite starters in the conference. Even though a few starters return, they will be challenged. Missouri’s Maty Mauk, Arkansas’ Brandon Allen, Tennessee’s Josh Dobbs and Texas A&M’s Kyle Allen will all compete against other signal callers for the job, either this spring or during fall camp, but all four should win the job. The good teams around college football all have elite quarterbacks. Just in 2014, Ohio State, Oregon and FSU all had incredible quarterback play. Blake Sims wasn’t bad for Alabama either. The way college football is tilting, elite teams have elite quarterbacks. The SEC just doesn’t have that entering spring practice or the 2015 season.

Ethan Levine (@EthanLevineSDS): Jim McElwain and the Florida Gators

There are compelling storylines surrounding every team in the SEC this spring, but there are absolutely no storylines bigger than Jim McElwain’s first spring practice season as head coach of the Florida Gators. How will McElwain run his practices? What does he value? What kind of rapport will he cultivate with his players? What kind of identity will his team take on? We’ll begin receiving answers to these questions this spring as McElwain puts his stamp on the Florida program, and whether or not he can revive the Florida program could determine the balance of power in the SEC East for the next 5-10 years. There’s no storyline bigger than McElwain this spring, no matter how often he’s already been discussed.

Christopher Smith (@CSmithSDS): Will Auburn, South Carolina and Texas A&M see defensive improvements?

All three schools hired new coordinators — or co-coordinators — and faced significant scrutiny in 2014, as shoddy defenses ruined what could’ve been a great season. All three schools ranked in the Top 10 at some point last season. Can Will Muschamp, John Chavis and Jon Hoke get their respective units headed in the right direction? Auburn, especially, could have a monster season and challenge for a national championship if so. The current spring practice is huge for all three teams.

Brett Weisband (@WeisbandSDS): Texas A&M

The Aggies are the biggest lurking giant there is in college football. With the way the school has recruited over the last several years, there’s enough talent on hand to make serious noise in the SEC. Now, we have to see what Kevin Sumlin (and John Chavis) can do with that talent. Every key player on the 2015 team will have been recruited by Sumlin, and he’ll have to prove that he can turn his stud recruits into star players.