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Day 2 of SEC Media Days 2025 spotlighted Texas, Georgia, Auburn, and Tennessee as each program addressed quarterback changes, rising expectations, and the evolving challenges of competing in college football's premier conference.

ATLANTA - Prior to Tuesday morning’s question-and-answer session with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame, former referee John McDaid gave a video presentation of some notable rules changes for the upcoming season.

ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOK) - Day two of SEC Media Days in Atlanta highlighted the future of the conference—and for three programs, that future starts with new quarterbacks. Georgia, Auburn, and Texas all have fresh faces under center for the 2025 season, and Tuesday’s spotlight was on the new signal callers.

ATLANTA — Before the 2025 college football season begins, University of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart and three of his players met with dozens of reporters at SEC Media Days on Tuesday. Smart, in an interview with local TV outlets including 11Alive, reflected on his 10-year career with the Bulldogs. His key is focusing on the team.

Though there are no new schools, or even new coaches, entering the league in 2025, there's still plenty to look forward to. Few names will demand as much attention as Texas quarterback Arch Manning, who will travel with coach Steve Sarkisian to represent the Longhorns in Atlanta.

Despite former Alabama football quarterback Greg McElroy’s attempts to temper the madness, his Monday claim that he had heard from someone “in the know” that Nick Saban could return to coaching became the dominant story at SEC media days.