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List of SEC football coaches by tenure
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:42 am
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:42 am
Coach / School / Year
Kirby Smart (Georgia): 2016
Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri): 2020
Shane Beamer (South Carolina): 2021
Josh Heupel (Tennessee): 2021
Steve Sarkisian (Texas): 2021
Clark Lea (Vanderbilt): 2021
Brent Venables (Oklahoma): 2022
Mike Elko (Texas A&M): 2024
Kalen DeBoer (Alabama): 2024
Jeff Lebby (Mississippi State): 2024
Pete Golding (Ole Miss): 2026
Lane Kiffin (LSU): 2026
Ryan Silverfield (Arkansas): 2026
Will Stein (Kentucky): 2026
Alex Golesh (Auburn): 2026
Jon Sumrall (Florida): 2026
Notes
-Mark Stoops had been at Kentucky since 2013 but was let go after last season.
-Over half with 2 years or less experience at their current job.
-Only 2 coaches with over 5 years on their current job. Kirby - 10, Drink - 6.
Kirby Smart (Georgia): 2016
Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri): 2020
Shane Beamer (South Carolina): 2021
Josh Heupel (Tennessee): 2021
Steve Sarkisian (Texas): 2021
Clark Lea (Vanderbilt): 2021
Brent Venables (Oklahoma): 2022
Mike Elko (Texas A&M): 2024
Kalen DeBoer (Alabama): 2024
Jeff Lebby (Mississippi State): 2024
Pete Golding (Ole Miss): 2026
Lane Kiffin (LSU): 2026
Ryan Silverfield (Arkansas): 2026
Will Stein (Kentucky): 2026
Alex Golesh (Auburn): 2026
Jon Sumrall (Florida): 2026
Notes
-Mark Stoops had been at Kentucky since 2013 but was let go after last season.
-Over half with 2 years or less experience at their current job.
-Only 2 coaches with over 5 years on their current job. Kirby - 10, Drink - 6.
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 8:43 am
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:44 am to bigDgator
Kiffin would have been in year 7 at Ole Miss if he had stayed.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:47 am to ukraine_rebel
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Kiffin would have been in year 7 at Ole Miss if he had stayed.
Nick Saban would be coaching his 25th year at LSU if he never left and didn't retire.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:58 am to bigDgator
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Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri): 2020
#2 in tenure in the SEC!
To come from a bit character in the movies business to #2, congrats to Rugrat and all, but this seems like a bad trend overall.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 9:02 am to Cheese Grits
With the rising salaries go the demands to win and win quickly.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 9:12 am to ukraine_rebel
And if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle…
Posted on 4/19/26 at 9:17 am to bigDgator
Damn Kirby done scalped some mfers over a decade
Posted on 4/19/26 at 9:19 am to Cheese Grits
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come from a bit character in the movies business to #2, congrats to Rugrat and all, but this seems like a bad trend overall.
The SEC has been off the wagon for almost 7 years now. Y'all can't get enough of the Drink. Cheers!
Posted on 4/19/26 at 10:40 am to bigDgator
The conference decided it needed change.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:23 pm to bigDgator
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Shane Beamer (South Carolina): 2021
Steve Sarkisian (Texas): 2021
It feels like Beamer has been at SCAR significantly longer than Sark has been at UTa.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:23 pm to bigDgator
Double post
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:16 pm to bigDgator
Part of the problem in our microwave society.
Fans want results yesterday and there is zero patience to give a HC some leeway and riding through a tough season or two.
And with the Wild, Wild West of the transfer portal it is going to only get worse. Lastly the product on the field will steadily diminish as well.
Fans want results yesterday and there is zero patience to give a HC some leeway and riding through a tough season or two.
And with the Wild, Wild West of the transfer portal it is going to only get worse. Lastly the product on the field will steadily diminish as well.
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