SEC Football Media Days Mean the Start of the Season

By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com

The start of college football is right around the corner with the 2021 SEC Football Media Days less than two weeks away.

All 14 coaches and a few players will travel to the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama to take part in the four-day event (July 19-22). This year, Media Days returns after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin will go in front of the media on July 20, along with Georgiaโ€™s Kirby Smart, Kentuckyโ€™s Mark Stoops and Tennesseeโ€™s Josh Heupel.

Kiffin is heading into his second season at the helm of the Rebels. In his first year, Ole Miss finished with an overall 5-5 record and a 26-20 Outback Bowl win over No. 7 Indiana.

This year, the conference has four new coaches leading Auburn Bryan Harsin, South Carolina Shane Beamer, Tennessee Heupel and Vanderbilt Clark Lea.

Fans will be able to watch wall-to-wall coverage of Media Days in Hoover on SEC Network starting Monday (July 19). 

Ole Miss opens the 2021 slate against the Louisville Cardinals in the Chick-fil-a Kickoff on Monday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in Atlanta.