The mercury is rising on the SEC’s hot seat before the season even begins.

Multiple SEC coaches face potential make-or-break seasons. Sam Pittman (Arkansas) and Billy Napier (Florida) are battling the most heat prior to their openers, but Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) and Shane Beamer (South Carolina) also will encounter critical seasons.

On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams take the temperature of those four jobs.

Beamer is the only member of the quartet above .500 during his tenure, but the Gamecocks are coming off a season of regression. If Pittman’s record doesn’t rebound after last year’s tailspin, he could trigger a performance clause in his contract that would allow Arkansas to fire him for a discount. Napier’s Gators face one of the nation’s toughest schedules. Lea’s last SEC win came in 2022.

The hosts predict three of these four coaches will be fired, but they disagree on which three and debate the timing of the firings.

The <a href="https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/05/09/billy-napier-hot-seat-kalen-deboer-sec-football-florida-gators-contract-buyout-sam-pittman-clark-lea/73582318007/" aria-label="Link mercury is rising on the SEC’s hot seat">mercury is rising on the SEC’s hot seat</a> before the season even begins.
Multiple SEC coaches face potential make-or-break seasons. <a href="https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2024/07/18/arkansas-football-coach-sam-pittman-knows-hes-on-the-hot-seat/74379889007/" aria-label="Link Sam Pittman">Sam Pittman</a> (Arkansas) and <a href="https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/07/18/florida-football-schedule-billy-napier-hot-seat-tennessee/74372951007/" aria-label="Link Billy Napier">Billy Napier</a> (Florida) are battling the most heat prior to their openers, but <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2024/07/15/clark-lea-vanderbilt-football-coaching-changes-sec-media-days-jerry-kill-diego-pavia/74380143007/" aria-label="Link Clark Lea">Clark Lea</a> (Vanderbilt) and <a href="https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2024/07/15/south-carolina-football-shane-beamer-sec-nick-saban/74378739007/" aria-label="Link Shane Beamer">Shane Beamer</a> (South Carolina) also will encounter critical seasons.
On today's episode, hosts <a href="https://x.com/btoppmeyer" aria-label="Link Blake Toppmeyer">Blake Toppmeyer</a> and <a href="https://x.com/johnadamskns" aria-label="Link John Adams">John Adams</a> take the temperature of those four jobs.
Beamer is the only member of the quartet above .500 during his tenure, but the Gamecocks are coming off a season of regression. If Pittman’s record doesn’t rebound after last year’s tailspin, he could trigger a performance clause in his contract that would allow Arkansas to fire him for a discount. Napier’s Gators face one of the nation’s toughest schedules. Lea’s last SEC win came in 2022.
The hosts predict three of these four coaches will be fired, but they disagree on which three and debate the timing of the firings.

SEC Football Unfiltered features hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams of the USA TODAY Network serving opinion, debate and analysis on trending college football topics within the Southeastern Conference. No subject is off limits, and no one is above rebuke. Take off the filter and revel in the banter.

SEC Football Unfiltered features hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams of the USA TODAY Network serving opinion, debate and analysis on trending college football topics within the Southeastern Conference. No subject is off limits, and no one is above rebuke. Take off the filter and revel in the banter.

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