There is no team on the 2021 list that will have the dominance in the workforce that Alabama enjoyed in 2020. Realistically, the UK will not be an overbearing underdog in any game next season. There are plenty of “toss up” games forthcoming. The Wildcats’ biggest challenge is internal expectation management, finding a new offensive identity with key personnel, firing the quarterback, and identifying starters at cornerback. Let’s take a closer look:
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Eddie Gran led the British offense for five successful seasons that resulted in bowl appearances. Former Rams assistant Liam Coen takes over a unit that lacked big-play capabilities with struggles in the passing game that resulted in multiple final places in the SEC’s Passing Offense category.
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The Kentucky Wildcats are back in Rupp Arena to take on the LSU Tigers. They’re coming off losing three straight, including a loss on Wednesday night at Georgia to a BAD Bulldog team.
I don’t know what can be salvaged from this season aside from hoping that guys can continue to improve and come back much better next season. Kentucky will certainly lose BJ Boston, Terrence Clarke, Olivier Sarr, and Davion Mintz; the rest of the team will have an opportunity to come back and be much better.
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Auburn has fired coach Gus Malzahn, who led the Tigers to the national championship game in his first season but could never replicate that success.
Athletic director Allen Greene announced the firing on Sunday, a day after the Tigers finished the regular season with a 24-10 victory over Mississippi State. Auburn is 6-4 in a pandemic-shortened season of all Southeastern Conference opponents, losing by double digits to highly ranked teams Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M.
They were also upset by a struggling South Carolina, which wound up firing coach Will Muschamp during the season.
“After evaluating the state of the Auburn football program, we’ve decided that it was time to make a change in leadership,” Greene said in a statement. “We appreciate everything that Gus did for the program over the last eight seasons. We will begin a search immediately for a coach that can help the Auburn program consistently compete at the highest level.””
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