The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football

SEC Preview: Why Alabama’s Ceiling Changed & Texas Has No Excuses

The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football

Show Notes

The SEC is officially wide open, and we are breaking down every single team in the conference to find out who has what it takes to make a run at the National Championship!

From Lane Kiffin taking over a $45 million roster at LSU to Arch Manning's explosive new weapons at Texas, year one of Jon Sumrall at Florida, and Kalen DeBoer's fascinating quarterback battle at Alabama—we cover it all. We dive into the big-name transfer portal additions, the major coaching staff overhauls, playoff contenders like Oklahoma and Ole Miss, and the teams just fighting for competence.

Timestamps:

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:10 - Texas 5:21 - Georgia 9:51 - LSU 12:48 - Florida 16:41 - Auburn 19:12 - Kentucky 23:08 - Arkansas 26:52 - Alabama 32:09 - Tennessee 35:40 - South Carolina 39:50 - Oklahoma 43:54 - Ole Miss 47:38 - Texas A&M 50:43 - Mizzou 52:58 - Vanderbilt 56:26 - Mississippi State 58:52 - Mailbag

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