SEC SQUAD - Can Tennessee Follow Indiana's BLUEPRINT?

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4.8 • 797 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Can Kentucky or Vanderbilt become the SEC’s Indiana and stun college football with a national title run? Chris Gordy and a panel of Locked On hosts debate which SEC underdog could rise next, spotlighting the paths for Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Auburn, and dark horses like South Carolina and Mississippi State. The crew analyzes the impact of coaching hires like Pete Golding and John Sumrall, the transfer portal’s influence, and why quarterback evaluation—highlighting names like Trinidad Chambers, Deuce Knight, and Lenora Sellers—defines championship potential. The conversation also unpacks top SEC portal additions, including Cam Coleman and Jaheim Otis, examines flawed transfer rankings, and reacts to On3Sports’ way-too-early Top 25. Can Texas, Georgia, or Lane Kiffin’s LSU live up to preseason hype? With offensive lines, star quarterbacks, and coaching strategy in the spotlight, the SEC landscape looks more unpredictable than ever.

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0:00.0	Indiana wins the national championship.
0:02.4	Who from the SEC could be the next Indiana?
0:05.9	Time to get our SEC squad together.
0:07.9	You're talking ball with the SEC squad.
0:11.0	From Alabama to Tennessee, from Georgia to Oklahoma, from Auburn to Texas.
0:16.6	It's the local experts of the locked on podcast Network, bringing you scoops, breakdowns,
0:21.7	and the most comprehensive preview of the upcoming SEC weekend.
0:25.9	It's the SEC Squad, and we have a seat for you.
0:29.8	Hurt feelings and thin skin are prohibited.
0:32.8	Squad up, you're part of the SEC Squad.
0:37.3	And what's that, everybody? Welcome into our SEC squad show. Sit back, grab your favorite
0:41.5	beverage and join us as we get you ready talking all things SEC. Of course, we're part
0:46.6	of the Locked on podcast network. Now the number one sports podcast network. Let's welcome in our
0:52.3	panel this week. We've got Zach Blackerby from Locked on
0:55.0	Albor. We got Stephen Willis, locked on Ole Miss. Jimmy Stein from Walked on Bama, John Williams,
1:00.1	locked on sooners. I'm Chris Gordy, locked on SEC and gents. Sad day, there's always that first
1:06.9	show back where the college football season has officially ended. We have to wait months
1:11.4	and months and months into the desert for the college football season to begin again.
1:16.3	But Indiana, the national champs, and it's the craziest story, because I said this,
1:22.0	if you come to me in a time machine two years ago, I went, hey, Indiana is going to win a championship
1:26.0	college football. I think you would have said you're clinically insane.
1:29.8	But putting it out there, guys, who from the SEC pick a team could be the next Indiana,
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