The SEC is already starting up spring football. The conference’s first spring game is already just days away (Missouri on March 16). The majority of the SEC’s spring games will take place on April 13 and 20.
The expanded SEC should be balanced in 2024 with Georgia and Texas as the conference’s two pre-spring favorites. Both Oklahoma and Texas will be fun additions to the conference. The Sooners and Longhorns have very passionate fan bases, some of the best rivalries in college football and impressive histories.
With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams, the SEC should be in the mix to have three or four teams in the playoff. Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Ole Miss and LSU all should be playoff contenders. Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas A&M have the talent to make the playoff, but will need to answer a few questions this spring.
Let’s take a look at our SEC football power rankings entering spring practice.
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Spring game: TBA
Vanderbilt is coming off a dreadful 2-10 season and finished last season in the bottom slot of our power rankings. There’s no reason to think 2024 will be much different for the Commodores.
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Spring game: April 20
First-year head coach Jeff Lebby will have the challenge of coaching and recruiting for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs went 5-7 in 2023 and finished second-to-last in our final SEC power rankings. Mississippi State is right there with Arkansas for the No. 14 slot in our rankings, but we aren’t considering putting the Bulldogs any higher than that.
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Spring game: April 13
Arkansas elected to keep Sam Pittman after an ugly finish to the 2023 season. Arkansas, who is coming off a 4-8 season, is hoping Boise State transfer quarterback Taylen Green can give the Razorbacks’ offense some…
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Author : UGA Wire
Publish date : 2024-03-10 12:40:01
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