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SEC football coach rankings: Kirby Smart passes Nick Saban; where's Josh Heupel?

When you win back-to-back national championships, you earn the top spot in the Southeastern Conference college football coach rankings.

Welcome, Georgia coach Kirby Smart, to the No. 1 spot in my annual SEC coach pecking order.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel and South Carolina coach Shane Beamer made the biggest year-over-year jump, while Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is in a spiral.

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Here’s how I rank the SEC's football coaches entering the 2023 season.

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