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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
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