Every offensive and defensive coordinator in the SEC for 2026

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Every offensive and defensive coordinator in the SEC for 2026

While the Oklahoma Sooners will finally be enjoying some stability when it comes to their play-callers on both sides of the football in 2026, the winds of change blew through a number of other programs in the Southeastern Conference this offseason.

With six new head coaches in the SEC and new assistant coaches all over the conference, the league looks a little different than it did in 2025. Though many of the top contenders also return most of the brain trust, there are some schools who will have a whole different flavor this fall.

Today, we’ll take a look at every SEC team’s coordinators for next season, on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Some of the names are familiar ones to SEC fans, and some will be experiencing their very first season as a coordinator in the nation’s toughest conference.

Here is every coordinator in the SEC for 2026:

Alabama

Nov 16, 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack calls defensive plays during the game with Mercer at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama defeated Mercer 52-7. Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News

  • Head Coach: Kalen DeBoer
  • Offensive Coordinator: Ryan Grubb
  • Defensive Coordinators: Kane Wommack and Maurice Linguist

Arkansas

Florida’s Ron Roberts will serve as executive head coach, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Roberts was coaching drills Saturday. The Florida Gators held their second Spring football practice at Sanders Practice Fields in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, March 9, 2024. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]

  • Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield
  • Offensive Coordinator: Tim Cramsey
  • Defensive Coordinator: Ron Roberts

Auburn

AUBURN, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 29: Head Coach DJ Durkin of the Auburn Tigers gestures to fans prior to their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images)

  • Head Coach: Alex Golesh
  • Offensive Coordinators: Joel Gordon and Kodi Burns
  • Defensive Coordinators: DJ Durkin and Tim Banks

Florida

Florida offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner works out the quarterbacks during the first day of Florida Spring football practice at Heavener Football Center in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]

  • Head Coach: Jon Sumrall
  • Offensive Coordinator: Buster Faulkner
  • Defensive Coordinator: Brad White

Georgia

AUBURN, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 11: Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo of the Georgia Bulldogs looks on during warmups prior to facing the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 11, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

  • Head Coach: Kirby Smart
  • Offensive Coordinator: Mike Bobo
  • Defensive Coordinators: Glenn Schumann and Travaris Robinson

Kentucky

Florida Gators linebacker coach Jay Bateman works with inside linebacker Derek Wingo (15) during Spring practice at the indoor practice facility, in Gainesville Fla. March 15, 2022.

  • Head Coach: Will Stein
  • Offensive Coordinator: Joe Sloan
  • Defensive Coordinator: Jay Bateman

LSU

1. Blake Baker, LSU defensive coordinator, $2,500,000

  • Head Coach: Lane Kiffin
  • Offensive Coordinators: Charlie Weis Jr. and Joe Cox
  • Defensive Coordinators: Blake Baker and Chris Kiffin

Mississippi State

Oct 28, 2023; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Zach Arnett shouts to his players against the Auburn Tigers during the first quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

  • Head Coach: Jeff Lebby
  • Offensive Coordinator: None
  • Defensive Coordinators: Zach Arnett and Matt Brock

Missouri

New Missouri defensive coordinator Corey Batoon has spent the past two seasons in the same role at South Alabama.

  • Head Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz
  • Offensive Coordinator: Chip Lindsey
  • Defensive Coordinators: Corey Batoon and Derek Nicholson

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks coach Ben Arbuckle watches warm up before the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Illinois State Redbirds at the Gaylord Family Ð Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025.

  • Head Coach: Brent Venables
  • Offensive Coordinator: Ben Arbuckle
  • Defensive Coordinator: Todd Bates

Ole Miss

Ole Miss co-defensive coordinator Bryan Brown answers questions during the CFP and Fiesta Bowl Media Day at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.

  • Head Coach: Pete Golding
  • Offensive Coordinators: John David Baker and Cody Woodiel
  • Defensive Coordinators: Bryan Brown and Marcus Woodson

South Carolina

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - OCTOBER 23: Offensive Coordinator Kendal Briles of the Arkansas Razorbacks talks to the offense during a time out against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at War Memorial Stadium on October 23, 2021 in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

  • Head Coach: Shane Beamer
  • Offensive Coordinator: Kendal Briles
  • Defensive Coordinators: Clayton White and Torrian Gray

Tennessee

Apr 26, 2025; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive coordinator Jim Knowles looks on from the sideline during the third quarter of the Blue White spring game at Beaver Stadium. The White team defeated the Blue team 10-8. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

  • Head Coach: Josh Heupel
  • Offensive Coordinator: Joey Halzle
  • Defensive Coordinators: Jim Knowles and Anthony Poindexter

Texas

Sep 11, 2021; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs special teams coordinator Will Muschamp reacts during the first half against the UAB Blazers at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via USA TODAY NETWORK

  • Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian
  • Offensive Coordinators: Kyle Flood and AJ Milwee
  • Defensive Coordinators: Will Muschamp and Johnny Nansen

Texas A&M

Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

  • Head Coach: Mike Elko
  • Offensive Coordinator: Holmon Wiggins
  • Defensive Coordinators: Lyle Hemphill and Elijah Robinson

Vanderbilt

NMSU Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Tim Beck speaks to media outlets during New Mexico State football media day on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.Nmsu Football Media Day

  • Head Coach: Clark Lea
  • Offensive Coordinator: Tim Beck
  • Defensive Coordinators: Steve Gregory and Nick Lezynski

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