The only stability in the SEC could be found in its coaching ranks. As for the rosters they oversee? That’s an entirely different matter. Almost 40 percent of the conference’s scholarship players transferred by our accounting, and more than half of available slots saw turnover. Meanwhile, incoming transfers outnumbered freshmen enrollees, including eight veterans moving between SEC programs.
That kind of tectonic movement produced a 10 to 12 percentage-point dip in returning production across the league. And even if a coach managed to amass a healthy portion of talent, continuity figures to be an issue. Fortunately, this offseason resembles something approaching normal, with staff getting consistent floor time for summer development work.