2022 SEC Media Days: Live Updates, Nick Saban, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

Follow along for updates of SEC Media Days.

Day two of the 2022 SEC Media Days is here. Nick Saban, Mike Leach, Shane Beamer, and Clark Lea are all set to take the podium.

Follow along here for updates.

Mike Leach is up third on Tuesday

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Mike Leach believes that Texas and Oklahoma are somewhat acclimated for the SEC.

Leach believes it needs to be determined if a student-athlete are considered an amateur or a professional. He thinks there are ways to make that happen.

Leach likes that Nick Saban is not afraid to coach his players hard. 

Leach looks forward to seeing the fans of Texas and Oklahoma once they are a part of the SEC.

Leach thinks quarterback Will Rodgers is a great locker room leader, which helps him succeed on the field.

Leach believes that the long trips UCLA and USC will have to take as a part of the Big-10 will hurt them. 

Leach says, " the more, the merrier" regarding other teams joining the SEC.

Clark Lea is up second for day two of SEC Media Days

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Coach Lea celebrates the NIL space. He believes that when done the right way, it can help the lives of the student-athletes. 

Lea said in time, Vanderbilt will be "the best team in the country."

Lea said that LSU's Bryan Kelly is his biggest mentor, and he would not be where he is today without him. 

Nick Saban kicks things things off on tuesday

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Nick Saban says the program's success comes hand in hand with his players winning the Heisman Trophy. 

Nick Saban believes in the salary cap style of running the NIL. He states that he thinks Alabama does well for its players in NIL.

Nick Saban says, "mega conferences may be something in the future."

Saban says the SEC is a great league, and they added two great teams in Texas and Oklahoma. 

Saban says he would be concerned for some of the teams that got cut out of the potential "mega conference."

Coach Saban says he is extremly proud of the coaches that left his side to go on to be great head coahces. 

Shane Beamer takes the podium

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Beamer noted that during South Carolina's trip to the Duke's Mayo Bowl, social media was focused on the mayo bath and his recreated photo of Steve Spurrier in Arby's...  but nobody was talking about the football team.

Beamer notes that the narrative has changed. People are talking about the team nationally.

Having stability, experience, and depth at quarterback is very important for Carolina in 2022 according to Beamer. He does not plan on starting four different quarterbacks this season.

"I don't think that there's pressure (on Spencer Rattler)," said Beamer. Noted that Rattler had to follow in the footsteps of a lot of great Oklahoma quarterbacks and managed to survive a load of adversity. "He's been through the fire before, and I saw the way that he handled it."

Coach Beamer believes the Gamecocks have to be great around Rattler in order to win.

Continuing to build closeness and bringing the locker room closer together is a point of emphasis.

Beamer said the ties he has to Oklahoma will help South Carolina recruit in both the state of Oklahoma as well as Texas.

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