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DALLAS — SEC Media Days takes on Texas for the first time ever this coming week as its welcome two newcomers who are quite familiar with the DFW area: Texas and Oklahoma.

The event, which had previously been held in the Birmingham area for over 30 years, started traveling to different venues in 2017. It took a detour to Atlanta 2018 and 2022, which bookended returns to Birmingham in 2019 and 2021. (There was no SEC media days in 2020 due to COVID.)

This year, SEC Media Days will be hosted at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas.

And it should be a doozie of one, too. This event is when the conference where "it just means more" will officially integrate into its fold the most prestigious former Big 12 programs and expand its own lineup to 16 teams.

Over the course of four days, from July 15 to July 18, WFAA will bring you live coverage and updates from the event. WFAA Digital Producer Zachary Yanes, WFAA Senior Digital Producer Paul Livengood and WFAA Sports Reporter/Anchor Michelle Montaine and plenty more from our team will be at the Omni with the latest updates from SEC Media Days.

Here are some of the top storylines to watch:

Will UT, OU be able to hang in college football's premiere conference?
Return of Longhorn-Aggies rivalry / Mike Elko's A&M era begins
What does the SEC look like sans Saban?
Expanded college football playoffs: How many SEC teams will make it?

SEC Media Days Recaps

SEC Media Days schedule

Monday, July 15

9:05 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. – SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey address
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – LSU coach Brian Kelly
10:55 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – LSU players (Garrett Nussmeier, QB, Junior; Mason Taylor, TE, Junior; Harold Perkins, LB, Junior)
11:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. – South Carolina coach Shane Beamer
12:15 p.m. to 12:35 p.m. – South Carolina players (Alex Huntley, DT, Senior; Luke Doty, ATH, Senior; Debo Williams, LB, Senior)
1:50 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. – Ole Miss coach Lance Kiffin
2:40 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Ole Miss players (Jaxson Dart, QB, Senior; Tre Harris, WR, Senior; Jared Ivey, DE, Senior)
3:20 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. – Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea
4 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. – Vanderbilt players (Gunnar Hansen, OL, Senior; Langston Patterson, LB, Junior; CJ Taylor, S, Senior)

Tuesday, July 16

8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. – John McDaid, SEC Coordinator of Football Operations, address
9:05 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. – Georgia coach Kirby Smart
9:55 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – Georgia players (Carson Beck, QB, Senior; Mykel Williams, DL, Junior; Malaki Starks, S, Junior)
10:35 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. – Tennessee coach Josh Heupel
11:15 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. – Tennessee players (Cooper Mays, C, Senior; Keenan Pili, LB, Senior; Omari Thomas , DL, Senior)
12:50 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. – Oklahoma coach Brent Venables
1:40 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Oklahoma players (Jackson Arnold, QB, Sophomore; Danny Stutsman, LB, Senior; Billy Bowman Jr., DB, Senior)
2:20 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. – Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz
3 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. – Missouri players (Luther Burden III, WR, Junior; Brady Cook, QB, Senior; Kristian Williams, DL, Senior)

Wednesday, July 17

8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. – Football Writers Association of America
9:05 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. – Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer
9:55 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – Alabama players (Jalen Milroe, QB, Junior; Tyler Booker, OL, Junior; Malachi Moore, DB, Graduate Student)
10:35 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. – Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby
11:15 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. – Mississippi State players (Blake Shapen, QB, Senior; Albert Reese IV, OL, Junior; John Lewis, LB, Senior)
12:50 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. – Florida coach Billy Napier
1:25 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. – Dr. Katie O'Neal, SEC Chief Medical Advisor, address
1:40 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Florida players (Graham Mertz, QB, Senior; Shemar James, ILB, Junior; Montrell Johnson Jr., RB, Senior)
2:20 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. – Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian
3 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. – Texas players (Quinn Ewers, QB, Junior; Kelvin Banks Jr., OL, Junior; Jahdae Barron, DB, Senior)

Thursday, July 18

8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – AI Panel
9:35 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. – Arkansas coach Sam Pittman
10:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. – Arkansas players (Andrew Armstrong, WR, Senior; Taylen Green, QB, Junior; Landon Jackson, DE, Senior)
11:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. – Texas A&M coach Mike Elko
11:45 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. – Texas A&M players (Shemar Turner, DL, Senior; Taurean York, LB, Sophomore; Trey Zuhn III, OL, Junior)
12:45 p.m. to 1 p.m. – National Football Foundation
1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. – Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze
1:55 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. – Auburn players (Payton Thorne, QB, Senior; Eugene Asante, LB, Senior; Keldric Faulk, DE, Sophomore)
2:25 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. – Kentucky coach Mark Stoops
3:15 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. – Kentucky players (Marques Cox, OL, Senior; D’Eryk Jackson, LB, Senior; Deone Walker, DL, Junior)

SEC Media Days prediction and results history

Here is a look at how the media voted at SEC Football Media Days dating back to 1992 and how the projected champions actually fared (projected champ/result/actual champ):

1992: Florida / lost SEC championship / Alabama
1993: Alabama / lost SEC championship / Florida
1994: Florida / won SEC championship
1995: Florida / won SEC championship
1996: Tennessee / 2nd in SEC East / Florida
1997: Florida / T2nd in SEC East / Tennessee
1998: Florida / 2nd in SEC East / Tennessee
1999: Tennessee / 2nd in SEC East / Alabama
2000: Alabama / T5th in SEC West / Florida
2001: Florida / 2nd in SEC East / LSU
2002: Tennessee / 3rd in SEC East / Georgia
2003: Auburn / 3rd in SEC West / LSU
2004: Georgia / 2nd in SEC East / Auburn
2005: Tennessee / 5th in SEC East / Georgia
2006: Auburn / T2nd in SEC West / Florida
2007: LSU / won SEC championship
2008: Florida / won SEC championship
2009: Florida / lost in SEC championship / Alabama
2010: Alabama / 4th in SEC West / Auburn
2011: Alabama / 2nd in SEC West / LSU
2012: LSU / T2nd in SEC West / Alabama
2013: Alabama / T1st in SEC West / Auburn
2014: Alabama / won SEC championship
2015: Auburn / 7th in SEC West / Alabama
2016: Alabama / won SEC championship
2017: Alabama / T1stin SEC West / Georgia
2018: Alabama / won SEC championship
2019: Alabama / 2nd in SEC West / LSU
2020: Alabama / won SEC championship
2021: Alabama / won SEC championship
2022: Alabama / T1st in SEC West / Georgia
2023: Georgia / lost in SEC championship / Alabama

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