Kirby Smart is the man to beat for SEC coach of the year.

But if Smart’s Bulldogs (7-0, 5-0) stumble before the College Football Playoff, or if voters are just desperate for a plucky underdog story, other candidates would come into play.

On this edition of “SEC Football Unfiltered,” a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams debate the top candidates who could threaten Smart for SEC coach of the year.

Stay connected on Twitter with Blake (@btoppmeyer) and John (@JohnAdamsKNS) and stay up to date on SEC football news by subscribing to KnoxNews: knoxnews.com/subscribe.

<a href="https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2021/10/14/georgia-football-kirby-smart-sec-coaches-pay-salaries/8455793002/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2021/10/14/georgia-football-kirby-smart-sec-coaches-pay-salaries/8455793002/">Kirby Smart</a> is the man to beat for SEC coach of the year.
But if Smart&rsquo;s Bulldogs (7-0, 5-0) stumble before the College Football Playoff, or if voters are just desperate for a plucky underdog story, other candidates would come into play.
On this edition of &ldquo;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sec-football-unfiltered/id1574375094" data-cke-saved-href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sec-football-unfiltered/id1574375094">SEC Football Unfiltered</a>,&rdquo; a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts<a href="https://twitter.com/btoppmeyer" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/btoppmeyer"> Blake Toppmeyer </a>and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Carry-Like-You-Live-Memories/dp/1725971577" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Carry-Like-You-Live-Memories/dp/1725971577">John Adams</a> debate the top candidates who could threaten Smart for SEC coach of the year.
Stay connected on Twitter with Blake (@btoppmeyer) and John (@JohnAdamsKNS) and stay up to date on SEC football news by subscribing to KnoxNews: knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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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