Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed has his redshirt sophomore season on the horizon and set Heisman Trophy-level expectations for himself. LSU's Garrett Nussmeier is also up there in the Heisman-winning odds.

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.

If it was up to Kirby Smart, college football would be centered around "fire, passion and energy" and none of these landscape-altering changes the sport has endured over the last few seasons. The Georgia coach is a football-first guy,

Georgia has something to prove, but it will do so this season with a group of players that has zero familiarity with winning national championships.

The second day of SEC media days featured Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia and Texas on Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia. Junior linebacker Arion Carter, senior tight end Miles Kitselman and senior defensive lineman Bryson Eason represented Tennessee as student-athletes at SEC media days.