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SEC Football Q&A: How Important Is Week 1 to 1st-Year Coaches?

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and three new head coaches in the SEC will get the chance to make a first impression in Week 1 against some pretty decent competition.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart will take his Bulldogs to the Georgia Dome to square off with defending ACC Coastal Division champion North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Barry Odom will lead Missouri into Morgantown to tussle with the high-octane West Virginia offense and South Carolina's Will Muschamp will travel to Nashville to take on a tough Vanderbilt defense.