In the SEC, it just means more right<\/a>? Well, we\u2019ve got your comprehensive preview at On3 so be sure to scroll, read and subscribe below for everything you need to know about the conference in 2026.<\/p>\n Toughest schedules in SEC<\/p>\n 1. Texas<\/a> 2. Oklahoma<\/a> 3. Arkansas<\/a> You can find the full list HERE by clicking and subscribing!<\/a><\/p>\n Top QBs in SEC<\/p>\n 1. Trinidad Chambliss<\/a>, Ole Miss 2. Arch Manning<\/a>, Texas 3. Gunner Stockton<\/a>, Georgia 4. John Mateer<\/a>, Oklahoma 5. Sam Leavitt<\/a>, LSU You can find the full list HERE by clicking and subscribing!<\/a><\/p>\n Ranking SEC\u2019s Best Transfers<\/p>\n 1. Cam Coleman<\/a>, WR \u2013 Texas<\/a> 2. Sam Leavitt<\/a>, QB \u2013 LSU<\/a> 3. Byrum Brown<\/a>, QB \u2013 Auburn<\/a> 4. Rasheem Biles<\/a>, LB \u2013 Texas<\/a> 5. Jordan Seaton<\/a>, OT \u2013 LSU<\/a> You can find the full list HERE by clicking and subscribing!<\/a><\/p>\n Top SEC Coaches<\/p>\n 1. Kirby Smart<\/a>, Georgia<\/a> 2. Steve Sarkisian<\/a>, Texas<\/a> 3. Lane Kiffin<\/a>, LSU<\/a> 4. Kalen DeBoer<\/a>, Alabama<\/a> 5. Mike Elko<\/a>, Texas A&M<\/a> You can find the full list HERE by clicking and subscribing!<\/a><\/p>\n SEC Power Rankings<\/p>\n 1. Texas<\/a> 2. Georgia<\/a> 3. Ole Miss<\/a> 4. Oklahoma<\/a> 5. Texas A&M<\/a> You can find the full list HERE by clicking and subscribing!<\/a><\/p>\n CFP Best Bets<\/p>\n Texas<\/a>: Even with the challenging non-conference test at home against Ohio State in Week 2, the Longhorns won\u2019t have any excuses if they miss the playoff for a second straight year.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sec-schedules.jpeg\")
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Not only does Texas have the most difficult non-conference game in the league when it takes on Ohio State at home in Week 2, but the Longhorns face seven teams ranked among\u00a0On3\u2019s Way-too-early top 25<\/a>\u00a0teams for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Good luck finding anybody in the league that faces a more difficult schedule away from home, which is why Oklahoma is a close second to Texas on this list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ryan Silverfield<\/a>\u2019s welcoming gift as an SEC head coach is six games against teams in\u00a0On3\u2019s Way-too-early top 25<\/a>\u00a0rankings, which includes one of the more challenging non-conference road games in the league against Utah in Week 2.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sec-qbs.jpeg\")
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Chambliss, a sixth-year senior who turns 24 in August, had to win a temporary injunction in court to be eligible. It was a huge win for the Rebels, as he\u2019s one of the most difficult players in college football to defend with his ability to avoid pressure and make big plays.<\/p>\n
\u00a0This will be Manning\u2019s second season as the starter. He had a rough go of it a year ago to start the season and just never seemed comfortable. But in his last eight games, he accounted for 20 touchdowns and turned it over just twice while leading Texas to three wins over top-10 teams.<\/p>\n
Stockton enters his second season as Georgia\u2019s starter and fifth year on campus after redshirting in 2022. He goes out of his way to avoid the spotlight, but the players in the Bulldogs\u2019 locker room swear by him and his willingness to do anything on Saturdays to win football games.<\/p>\n
Mateer wasn\u2019t as effective throwing the ball down the field, as expected, following the surgery, but still finished with 22 total touchdowns (14 passing and eight rushing). Nobody will question his toughness, and when healthy, he\u2019s a nightmare for defenses with his ability to both run and pass.<\/p>\n
(He) appears perfectly suited for Lane Kiffin\u2019s system, and if completely healthy, should prosper with Charlie Weis Jr. calling plays. The only concern with Leavitt, although Kiffin said he would be 100 percent for the start of preseason camp, is the Lisfranc foot injury Leavitt suffered last season at Arizona State that caused him to miss the final five games.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sec-transfers.jpeg\"){kind=spacer}
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\u00a0There\u2019s a reason Texas quarterback Arch Manning let out a few loud screams when he received a text from Coleman in January that read simply, \u201cLet\u2019s do this.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of Kiffin\u2019s priorities upon taking the job at LSU was landing a top-tier quarterback, and the Tigers paid big money (reportedly $6 million) to get\u00a0Sam Leavitt\u00a0away from Arizona State. Kiffin even flew to Knoxville to up the ante and close the deal after Leavitt visited Tennessee.<\/p>\n
He and new Auburn coach Alex Golesh are going into their fourth season together. Brown has started in 32 career games, the fifth most among active FBS quarterbacks. He was the only FBS player last season to pass for more than 3,000 yards (3,158) and rush for more than 1,000 yards (1,008) and completed 66.3 percent of his passes as opposed to seven interceptions in 341 passing attempts<\/p>\n
Rasheem Biles\u00a0is the kind of playmaking linebacker who would make an immediate impact on any defense. He played three seasons at Pittsburgh, the last two as a starter, and led the Panthers last season with 101 tackles, including 17 for loss.<\/p>\n
His NIL deal is worth $4 million, the largest ever for an offensive tackle. The Tigers need him to be a force right away after struggling in the offensive line last season.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sec-coaches.jpeg\")
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The top spot was a no-brainer. Granted, Georgia is 0-for-2 in its last two College Football Playoff appearances, but no current head coach in the country has established the kind of winning culture Smart has.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was the toughest call: Sarkisian or Lane Kiffin at No. 2? Sarkisian gets the nod based on a 13-3 regular-season conference record in his first two seasons in the SEC.<\/p>\n
No coach has been more of a commodity than Kiffin, who had his choice of Florida and LSU this past offseason \u2026 Kiffin will always be a pariah in Oxford because of the manner in which he left, and his shtick isn\u2019t for everybody.<\/p>\n
Having to replace not only a legend, but arguably the greatest to ever do it, is the kind of task not everybody signs up for. But DeBoer did just that a year removed from taking Washington to the national championship game in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his second season at Texas A&M, Elko took the Aggies to their first College Football Playoff. Texas A&M wasn\u2019t going to risk losing Elko to Penn State and locked him up with a new extension last November, paying him an average of $11.5 million.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sec-power-rankings.webp\")
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The Longhorns started the season a year ago ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll and missed the playoff. This could be\u00a0Steve Sarkisian<\/a>\u2019s most talented team yet.<\/p>\n
Kirby Smart<\/a>\u00a0would never say it, but 2024 was a bit of a bridge season for the Bulldogs, who still won the SEC championship and earned a first-round bye in the playoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A good place to start if you\u2019re looking to make a return to the playoff is bringing back the premier quarterback-running back combo in college football. Quarterback\u00a0Trinidad Chambliss<\/a>\u00a0and running back\u00a0Kewan Lacy<\/a>\u00a0combined for 54 touchdowns last season.<\/p>\n
The Sooners took the step everyone was hoping for in Year 4 under\u00a0Brent Venables<\/a>\u00a0and made the playoff. They return 14 starters from that team, most of them key players, and there\u2019s confidence in Norman that the next step will be a deep run in the playoff.<\/p>\n
Mike Elko<\/a>\u2019s teams have been built on toughness and player development, and the 2026 version of the Aggies should be no different.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sec-best-bets.png\")
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