The SEC is loaded with some of the best coaches in the entire country right now, from national title winners such as Nick Saban and kirby smart to fiery competitors that everyone in college football loves like Lane Kiffin and mike leach.
Over the last 16 years, the conference has won twelve of those national titles. The stakes are high and if you don’t win you will you not be around for long. Ed Orgeron, former head coach of LSU, won a national title on Jan. 13, 2020, and “parted ways” on Oct. 27, 2021.
While guys like Saban, Smart, and Jimbo Fisher are here, who have won national titles, the conference still has a few guys trying to turn things around.
Clark Lea (Vanderbilt)
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Anyone that is the head coach of Vanderbilt is likely going to be sitting in this position, so this one really isn’t on Clark Lea. How do you turn this program around? Anytime anyone has any success they are hired elsewhere immediately, so bless Clark Lea’s heart. Good luck, pal.
Bryan Harsin (Auburn)
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While as an Alabama writer it is my job to gig Auburn, but even they know this one isn’t a joke. Auburn was 6-7 under Bryan Harsin during his first year with the Tigers in 2021. However, the larger issue at hand was that 18 players have entered the transfer portal and five assistant coaches have left the program under his tenure. With things looking bleak headed into 2022, Auburn may be looking for a new coach ahead of their 2023 campaign.
Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri)
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Drinkwitz remains mostly unproven through his tenure with Missouri, but he is not off to a super hot start. Through two seasons he is 11-12, which won’t keep him around for long, but he did have an outstanding 12-1 season in his lone year as the head coach of Appalachian State. 2022 is a very make-or-break year for the head man of the Missouri Tigers.
Billy Napier (Florida)
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