Southeasy Conference? LSU 1st-Year Coach Brian Kelly Should Be National Coach Of The Year

Brian Kelly is the first first-year coach to reach the SEC Championship Game since Florida's Jim McElwain in 2015. He is also the only one to inherit a losing team and reach a title game since Gus Malzahn in 2013.

LSU and Georgia will play for the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. on CBS. If LSU wins out, it could make the College Football Playoff final four. First-year LSU coach Brian Kelly is a strong candidate for SEC Coach of the Year and national Coach Of The Year. Josh Heupel is the favorite to win SEC and the national award. Georgia's Kirby Smart is another favorite. If the CFP final 4 was decided by division winners, Tennessee would be in now.

TCU first-year coach Sonny Dykes has performed a dramatic turnaround in his team's performance. Lincoln Riley has worked miracles at USC. Willie Fritz is 9-2 and ranked No. 21 after a 2-10 season a year ago. Chris Klieman is 7-3 and No 19 after going 8-5 a season ago, and Kansas’ Lance Leipold is 6-4 after 2,10 last year. Illinois” Bret Bielema is 7,3 after 5-7 finish a a last season. UCLA“s Chip Kelly is 8,2 after an 8.4 season in 2021.

No. 1 Georgia (10-0, 22.5-point favorite) plays at Kentucky (6-4), 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State (9-1, 27. 5-points favorite), at Maryland ( 6- 4), and No 11 Penn State at Rutgers (4-6), also at 3,30 pm. Georgia Tech ( 4- 6) is playing at No 13 North Carolina ( 9- 1, 21- points favorite). No 5 Tennessee (11-2, 2-5) at South Carolina, 7 p., ESPN. Ole Miss (8- 2, two-time favorite, at Arkansas, 5:5 p, ESPN). New Mexico State plays Missouri (28-3, 28- point favorite; at 7: 30 p,. ESPNU). UAB plays against No 6 LSU ( 8-Two, 15-Point Favorite), 9 p.:m.: ESPN2.

Georgia is the top-ranked team in the SEC.

Brian Kelly is the current coach of LSU and is considered a candidate for the position at Notre Dame in 2021.

Brian Kelly is the first-year coach at LSU. Lincoln Riley is at No. 7 USC (9-1, 7-0 Pac-12) and will be at Oklahoma in 2021.

Brian Kelly is the first-year coach at LSU. Lane Kiffin is at Ole Miss and could be at Auburn in 2023.

Brian Kelly is the first-year coach at LSU. Dave Aranda is a former player at Baylor.

Mark Stoops will be the next coach of Kentucky in 2021.

Billy Napier will be the next coach of Florida in 2021.

Ole Miss has lost both of its games this season by a combined score of 44-7. In the second half, opponents have outscored Ole Miss by 28-0 and 16- 7.

Kentucky lost 24-21 at home to Vanderbilt.