The always popular SEC Media Days at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama has had its tentative schedule release for the upcoming 2017 NCAA season.
College football is king in the Southeastern United States. Even for their annual meeting with the media, the SEC always seems to do it right. On Tuesday, the SEC has released the tentative schedule for 2017 SEC Media Days.
As always, SEC Media Days will take place at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. The four-day media event will begin on Monday, July 10 and run through Thursday, July 13. All 14 head coaches of the SEC schools will meet with the media during one of those four days. Each SEC team will have three upperclassmen, usually seniors, available to meet with the media as well.
Here is the earliest tentative schedule for the media event in the middle of July:
Monday, July 10
Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema
LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron
Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones
Tuesday, July 11
Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain
Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart
Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen
Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Derek Mason
Wednesday, July 12
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban
Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops
Missouri Tigers head coach Barry Odom
Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin
Thursday, July 13
Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Hugh Freeze
South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp
The speaking times for each coach have not been announced. Obviously, the head coaches have not selected their three upperclassmen to speak with the media at this time.
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Thirteen of the 14 head coaches will be attending at least their second SEC Media Days in a row. The lone exception Orgeron, who replaced long-time LSU head coach Les Miles mid-season. Orgeron had the interim tag lifted in November. This will be his first SEC Media Days since he was the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels close to a decade ago.