2024 will mark a new era of the ever-evolving landscape of college football. The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns make the move to the SEC and face new challenges.
Though if you hear former Texas tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders talk about it, the SEC won’t be much of a challenge.
After a 2023 season that didn’t see an SEC team in the national championship game, there might be something to it. Georgia didn’t make the playoff and lost to an Alabama team that wasn’t necessarily the best of the Nick Saban era.
At the same time, the Georgia Bulldogs have earned the right to be the favorites in 2024. However, if you look at ESPN data analyst Jake Wimberly’s latest win projections for the inaugural season of the new-look 16-team conference, the Dawgs aren’t the favorite. It’s one of the newcomers.
Here’s a look at the projected win totals for the SEC in 2024.
Florida Gators
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2023 record: 5-7 (3-5 SEC)
Wimberly’s prediction: 2-10
Despite arguably the toughest schedule in the nation, if the Gators go 2-10, Billy Napier doesn’t make it to the end of the season. Graham Mertz had the best year of his career in 2023. If he can build off of that, then they could be fighting for bowl eligibility.
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Vanderbilt Commodores
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2023 record: 2-10 (0-8 SEC)
Wimberly’s prediction: 3-9
If you’re not last, you’re first. Right?
Vanderbilt has work to do to ascend from the depths of the SEC.
Arkansas Razorbacks
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2023 record: 4-8 (1-7 SEC)
Wimberly’s prediction: 3-9
I don’t know if Bobby Petrino is enough to save the Razorbacks. They’ve got a lot of work to do.
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South Carolina Gamecocks
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Publish date : 2024-03-01 12:16:14
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