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What's ahead in the SEC in 2024? We break down the best players and games and title odds in the league.
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Joe Fortenbaugh and Myron Medcalf start with Ceedee Lamb's holdout and wonder if the Cowboys can pay anyone before they pay Dak Prescott. Plus, what's best case scenario for the Steelers QB situation and who would: Tua or Love? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The fewer things that must go right, the better a team's chances of taking the crown. Here's what has to fall each contender's way.
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Where can teams improve? Our experts break down weaknesses from each Way-Too-Early Top 25 squad.
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The SEC Now crew breaks down the top talent in the trenches in the SEC this season, with analyst Cole Cubelic rating the best offensive lines.
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Josh Heupel says young QB Nico Iamaleava will be an excellent addition to the Tennessee rushing attack that led the SEC last season.
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Tennessee center Cooper Mays tells SEC Now he's focused on growing mentally and physically to help build an offense led by QB Nico Iamaleava.
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SEC Network analysts Nick Saban and Benjamin Watson speak highly of Volunteer Nick Iamaleava's ability to execute a successful run-game and his athletic intelligence as a whole on the field.
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Keenan Pili is prepared to show the country that even though the Volunteers might lie under the radar, they are going surpass expectations this season.
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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference is focused on its current 16 schools.