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Josh Heupel and Tennessee are ready for a NEW ERA | SEC tiers

Andy & Ari On3

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4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Back in Dallas to recap Day 2 of SEC Media Days, and we have a PACKED Wednesday show for you. (0:00-3:26) Intro (3:27-13:13) Josh Heupel Interview (13:14-17:38) Jesse Simonton Joins (17:39-23:49) Tiers of the SEC (23:50-25:44) Ole Miss (25:45-26:49) Texas (26:50-28:47) Tennessee (28:48-32:06) LSU (32:07-34:54) Oklahoma (34:55-37:07) Texas A&M (37:08-45:41) Georgia (45:42-58:55) John McDaid, SEC's Coordinator of Officials John McDaid joins (58:56-1:02:14) Horns Down? (1:02:15-1:10:02) Oklahoma DB Billy Bowman joins (1:10:03-1:10:44) Conclusion - See you tomorrow! Tennessee coach Josh Heupel joins the show from SEC Media Days to discuss how the Volunteers plan to take on the new version of the SEC. Tennessee’s defense is the deepest it has been since Heupel took over, and Nico Iamaleava looks ready to step in as QB1. Next, Andy and On3’s Jesse Simonton talk about where Tennessee fits in the SEC’s tiers. Alabama and Georgia are comfortably in the top tier, but who might be able to join them there in the 12-team College Football Playoff era? Later, SEC coordinator of officials John McDaid joins Andy to discuss how in-helmet communications might affect the game. McDaid also mentions a small rule change that could have a big effect on a game. Next, Oklahoma safety Billy Bowman joins to discuss the variety of a college football career that now moves from the Big 12 to the SEC. Bowman also explains how long a 100-yard pick six feels when it’s happening. Want to watch the show instead? Head on over to YouTube and join us LIVE, M-F, at 8 am et! https://www.youtube.com/@On3sports Host: Andy Staples Producer: River Bailey, Trey Yanity

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0:00.0

Welcome to Andy Staples on three.

0:08.4

Greetings from SEC Media Days in lovely Dallas, Texas.

0:14.1

Got another big day on tap.

0:18.0

Got the Alabama Crimson Tide showing up.

0:20.4

And Nick Sabin's here working for ESPN, which, man, that feels weird.

0:26.0

But he's here.

0:27.4

But Kalin DeBoer will bring the Crimson Tide in.

0:30.9

And they got a reason to be pretty excited.

0:34.1

This is not a team that is going to take a huge step back but you got them you got

0:39.0

florida tons of questions about billy napier and company you got mississippi state

0:44.3

first year coaching situation jeff leby comes in uh he left oklahoma he was the oc there

0:50.4

oklahoma was just here on tuesday and then, of course, Texas. Texas has been

0:57.6

chewing up a lot of the scenery here at SEC Media Days without actually being here,

1:02.6

so cannot wait to hear from them. But we got to talk about the teams that were here on Tuesday

1:08.0

because maybe the most loaded day in SEC media days history in terms of what is expected from the teams from all four teams that were in attendance so yeah Georgia Oklahoma Missouri and Tennessee these are all teams with playoff aspirations this year They all believe they should wind up in the college football playoff this year.

1:31.8

Georgia, I think everybody feels pretty confident about that. We'll talk to Jesse Simonson later about the tiers of the SEC.

1:40.1

George is clearly in that top tier. The other three on Tuesday trying to get into that top tier.

1:47.6

Who has the best chance?

1:49.5

Who can wind up at the end of the season in the 12 team playoff?

1:52.6

It's possible multiple teams that were here on Tuesday wind up in the 12 team

1:57.9

playoff.

1:58.4

Just don't know which ones.

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