The 2026 SEC Media Days are over, but the arguments are just getting started.
On this BIG MONDAY edition of Rise & Shine College Football, Jason breaks down the SEC preseason media poll and asks how the Oklahoma Sooners can place 10 players on the preseason All-SEC teams—yet still be picked seventh behind Georgia, Texas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU and Alabama.
Are Brent Venables and the Sooners being unfairly penalized for their remaining questions while the media overlooks even bigger concerns surrounding other SEC contenders?
Jason also reacts to the wildest moments from four days in Tampa, including Florida coach Jon Sumrall’s viral response after a phone interrupted his press conference, the criticism from Auburn radio and YouTube personalities, and the hilarious response from Shelton and Kody of Hightop Sports.
Plus:
• Auburn coach Alex Golesh explains why teams facing Sumrall must bring their best
• Lane Kiffin addresses his controversial Ole Miss exit and the pressure of coaching LSU
• Kiffin explains how the Tigers are combining elite recruits with top portal talent
• Steve Sarkisian says the pressure Arch Manning faced would have destroyed almost anyone
• Mike Elko uses Texas A&M’s empty trophy case as motivation
• Pete Golding compares Lane Kiffin to an ex who never goes away
• Josh Heupel prepares Knoxville for Lane with mustard and golf-ball jokes
• The funniest and most revealing quotes from SEC Media Days
Where should Oklahoma have been ranked in the SEC preseason poll—and which team above the Sooners has more questions entering 2026?
Leave your SEC rankings in the comments.
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