On Monday, July 20, Josh Heupel and Tennessee football will take the podium to kick off SEC Media Days and talking season. The Vols are joined on the day by representatives from Kentucky, Missouri and Oklahoma on the opening day of the event.
If you’re looking to catch Heupel’s live appearances, he’ll talk on the SEC Network twice. First, he’ll be at the main podium at 2:55 p.m. ET. Then, he’ll be on the Paul Finebaum Show at 4:40 p.m. ET.
Along with Heupel, Tennessee brings running back DeSean Bishop, linebacker Arion Carter and linebacker Jeremiah Telander to speak on behalf of the program. For full coverage of what Heupel, Bishop, Carter and Telander say, stay tuned with Rocky Top Insider!
Vols take the stage at #SECMD26 Monday!
• Josh Heupel
• DeSean Bishop
• Arion Carter
• Jeremiah TelanderEvent coverage begins at 7am ET on SEC Network, with Josh Heupel set for appearances at 2:55 and 4:20pm.https://t.co/6cAtYUM43B
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Here’s the full schedule by day for 2026 SEC Media Days.
Names below are listed in alphabetical order by school and are not an indicator of the actual order of appearance each day.
Monday, July 20
Kentucky – HC Will Stein, S Ty Bryant, QB Kenny Minchey, TE Willie Rodriguez
Missouri – HC Eliah Drinkwitz, OL Cayden Green, RB Jamal Roberts, LB Nicholas Rodriguez
Oklahoma – HC Brent Venables, QB John Mateer, OL Eddy Pierre-Louis
Tennessee – HC Josh Heupel, RB DeSean Bishop, LB Arion Carter, LB Jeremiah Telander
Tuesday, July 21
Auburn – HC Alex Golesh, DB Champ Anthony, QB Byrum Brown, K Alex McPherson
Georgia – HC Kirby Smart, OL Drew Bobo, QB Gunner Stockton, LB Raylen Wilson
South Carolina – HC Shane Beamer, WR Nyck Harbor, QB LaNorris Sellers, DB Peyton Williams
Vanderbilt – HC Clark Lea, RB Sedrick Alexander, DL Issa Ouattara, WR Junior Sherrill
Wednesday, July 22
Alabama – HC Kalen DeBoer, DB Zabien Brown, WR Ryan Coleman Williams, DB Bray Hubbard
Florida – HC Jon Sumrall, RB Jadan Baugh, LB Myles Graham, WR Vernell Brown III
Ole Miss – HC Pete Golding, QB Trinidad Chambliss, DT Will Echoles, RB Kewan Lacy
Texas A&M – HC Mike Elko, LB Daymion Sanford, S Marcus Ratcliffe, QB Marcel Reed
Thursday, July 23
Arkansas – HC Ryan Silverfield, OL Caden Kitler, DE Quincy Rhodes Jr., RB Sutton Smith
LSU – HC Lane Kiffin, LB TJ Dottery, TE Trey’Dez Green, LB Whit Weeks
Mississippi State – HC Jeff Lebby, WR Anthony Evans III, CB Kelley Jones, QB Kamario Taylor
Texas – HC Steve Sarkisian, OL Trevor Goosby, QB Arch Manning, DE Colin Simmons
