Revisiting some faulty SEC preseason predictions
By Chris Low
Published October 17, 2014, 08:00:47 AM
No football season ever goes the way we think it will.
Some teams come out of the woodwork to contend for titles. Others expected to contend for titles tank. Coaches go from the hot seat to a hot commodity. Players go from part-time starter to Heisman Trophy candidate, and entire states are transformed into the epicenter of football.
Welcome to the first half of the SEC season.
Here’s my list of some of the things we thought we knew about the league back in August, but as it turns out, really didn’t:
Jake Coker will be the answer at quarterback for Alabama
Not only was Coker not the answer, he’s yet to even start a game and has attempted just 33 passes, most of those coming in a blowout 41-0 win over Florida Atlantic.
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