More times than not, it comes down to 1 position. The goal is to find the greatest possible way to stress a defense. Expect UK to throw even more this season with Levis, who had 16 TDs over the last 8 games of 2021. Kentucky, the kings of crawl ball under Stoops, changed to a hybrid college/NFL offense that moved more through the quarterback. Significant improvement on offense this season will save his job.
His offenses those 2 years prior to accepting the Missouri job: NC State (34 ppg.), App State (39 ppg.). Missouri fired loyal (and successful) alum Barry Odom for Drinkwitz, whose career trajectory went from offensive coordinator at NC State, to head coach at Appalachian State to head coach at Missouri - in less than 2 years. It took one offseason for him to completely reshuffle the offense through the transfer portal, adding immediate help at quarterback (Rattler), tailback (Christian Beal-Smith), wide receiver (Corey Rucker, Antwane Wells) and tight end (Austin Stogner). In one season at Tennessee, Heupel’s offense set numerous school records - and the Vols are a trendy pick to do more damage this fall.īeamer won 7 games at South Carolina despite an offense that was 104th in the nation in scoring and 110th in total offense. It hired Josh Heupel and the Blur Ball offense he orchestrated at UCF that averaged nearly 40 points a season over 3 years. Tennessee got tired of watching caveman ball with Pruitt. He ran the offense, he coached the quarterbacks, he called the plays - and he’ll do the same at Florida. The Gators then hired Napier, whose offense at Louisiana set school records. Like everything else in college football of late, change means more offense.įlorida fired Jim McElwain because his offenses were horrific and hired Mullen, whose offenses weren’t - until they were in his last season.
“To win the division and get to the (SEC) championship game, you might have to be the best team in the country.” 2. “It’s pretty easy to see the bar,” Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. Missouri and Vanderbilt both fired coaches who had pockets of success for young coaches who can recruit. South Carolina fired a coach (Will Muschamp) who could recruit but couldn’t develop a quarterback and hired a career assistant (Shane Beamer) who can recruit and finally found a quarterback (Spencer Rattler) in the transfer portal.
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops veered from his successful defense-first philosophy, hired two NFL assistants as offensive coordinators (Liam Coen, Rich Scangarello) and signed a true throwing quarterback (Will Levis) from the transfer portal. Tennessee fired 2 coaches, ratted itself out to the NCAA to get rid of one (Jeremy Pruitt) and completely reshuffled its athletic department for the better. Florida hired a Group of 5 coach (Billy Napier), who had ties to Saban, and paid him more than $7 million a season. Florida fired 2 coaches, one who led the Gators to 3 New Year’s 6 games in 4 seasons. Since Georgia’s loss to Alabama in the 2017 Playoff championship game: When Smart arrived at Georgia in 2016, it took 2 seasons (like Saban) to play for a national title.
How fitting that in what could be the last year of divisional play in the SEC, the East Division has finally become a factor again - thanks to Georgia and coach Kirby Smart. Mississippi State hired Dan Mullen, the hottest assistant in the game, away from Florida.Īll of this happened in 3 years. Arkansas hired Bobby Petrino away from the NFL and eventually played in back-to-back major bowls.Īt the end of the 2007 season, Auburn ran off a coach (Tommy Tuberville) who lost for the first time in 7 years to Alabama and hired another (Gene Chizik) who struggled to win at Iowa State - before landing a unicorn (Cam Newton) and winning a national title. Ole Miss hired Houston Nutt away from Arkansas after the 2007 season and played in back-to-back major bowls. When Nick Saban arrived at Alabama in 2007, it ignited a chain of events that forced the West Division to get better and end the dominance of Florida, Tennessee and Georgia in the East.
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