The SEC has announced the location, dates, and general schedule for its football media extravaganza – and no, Pete Golding and Lane Kiffin are not set to take the main stage on the same day.
Officials announced that the four-day preview of the 2026-27 campaign will take place in Tampa, Fla., for the first time ever and will run July 20-23. The Tampa Marriott Water Street and JW Marriott will serve as the host sites.
Ole Miss and Mississippi State fans will have to wait until the later days to hear from their teams’ respective frontmen. Golding is set to make his first on-stage appearance on July 22 as the Rebels try to make it back to the College Football Playoff for a second consecutive season. Bulldogs head coach Jeff Lebby is set to take the podium on July 23 to discuss his vision for year three in Starkville and field questions from reporters.
Though the league apparently decided to stave off any tension that having Kiffin and Golding on the same day may create, Lebby – a former Ole Miss offensive coordinator under Kiffin – will follow his old boss at the podium. Kiffin left Ole Miss right before the start of the College Football Playoff to accept the head coaching position at LSU.
The full 2026 SEC Media Days general schedule can be found below:
Monday, July 20
- Kentucky – Will Stein
- Missouri – Eliah Drinkwitz
- Oklahoma – Brent Venables
- Tennessee – Josh Heupel
Tuesday, July 21
- Auburn – Alex Golesh
- Georgia – Kirby Smart
- South Carolina – Shane Beamer
- Vanderbilt – Clark Lea
Wednesday, July 22
- Alabama – Kalen DeBoer
- Florida – Jon Sumrall
- Ole Miss – Pete Golding
- Texas A&M – Mike Elko
Thursday, July 23
- Arkansas – Ryan Silverfield
- LSU – Lane Kiffin
- Mississippi State – Jeff Lebby
- Texas – Steve Sarkisian
At this time, neither Ole Miss nor Mississippi State has announced which players will accompany their head coaches in Tampa. More details about SEC Media Days are expected to be released as the event nears.