Date Revealed for Alabama's Appearance at 2026 SEC Media Days
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The Southeastern Conference announced its appearance schedule on Wednesday for the annual SEC Media Days event this summer.
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer and three Crimson Tide players (will be known at a later date) will be at the podium in Tampa on Wednesday, July 22. It's the third day of the intra-conference event.
At SEC Media Day, DeBoer and his players will preview Alabama ahead of his third season as head coach. Topics that will all but certainly be discussed include the quarterback battle between redshirt junior Austin Mack and redshirt freshman Keelon Russell, which players are filling the roles of a completely revamped offensive and defensive line, the most surprising newcomers and much more!
The SEC Media Days date reveal comes just three days before Alabama hosts its annual A-Day spring event. DeBoer and company decided to revive the scrimmage format rather than last year's practice structure. The 2026 roster will take part in the Walk of Champions leading into Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium at 12:45 p.m. CT. Alabama will then participate in a two-hour scrimmage with kickoff set for 1 p.m.
Tampa becomes just thefourth city outside of Alabamato host SEC Football Media Days, joiningAtlanta, Nashville, and Dallas. The event, which annually kicks off the college football season, brings together SEC coaches, student-athletes, and media from across the country for interviews and coverage leading into the fall.
A more detailed daily schedule with full television information, rotational breakdown and student-athletes attending will be available prior to the event in early July. SEC Network will once again broadcast the four-day event.
Here's when each head coach will appear at 2026 SEC Media Days:
MONDAY, July 20
- Kentucky – Will Stein
- Missouri – EliahDrinkwitz
- Oklahoma – Brent Venables
- Tennessee – JoshHeupel
TUESDAY, July 21
- Auburn – Alex Golesh
- Georgia – Kirby Smart
- South Carolina – Shane Beame
- Vanderbilt – Clark Lea
WEDNESDAY, July 22
- Alabama – Kalen DeBoer
- Florida – Jon Sumrall
- Ole Miss – Pete Golding
- Texas A&M – Mike Elko
THURSDAY, July 23
- Arkansas – Ryan Silverfield
- LSU – Lane Kiffin
- Mississippi State – Jeff Lebby
- Texas – Steve Sarkisian
SEC Football Media Days: All-Time Site History
- 2026: Tampa, Fla. (JW Marriott and Tampa Marriott Water Street)
- 2025: Atlanta, Ga. (Omni Atlanta / College Football Hall of Fame)
- 2024: Dallas, Texas (Omni Dallas)
- 2023: Nashville, Tenn. (Grand Hyatt)
- 2022: Atlanta, Ga. (Omni Atlanta / College Football Hall of Fame)
- 1985-2021: Birmingham/Hoover, Ala. (Various venues)
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