HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Gus Malzahn and Kevin Sumlin got their Southeastern Conference head coaching tenures off to blazing starts.
They’re both facing a different kind of heat now.
Auburn’s Malzahn and Texas A&M’s Sumlin enter this season on likely needing to show some improvement to ensure their job security. Mississippi’s Hugh Freeze could find his job on the line for a different reason, depending on the outcome of an NCAA investigation into his program .
Texas A&M followed a familiar trajectory last season, starting fast and then slumping in November. The Aggies won their first six games and rose to No.