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.
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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
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]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/j5IeaGa2pBiNVwyK1KdNmg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTczNjtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/sooners_wire_usa_today_articles_466/fdbd5f6fe4a0733035eb6763acf6ad23)
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)
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]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WZEafyeLfCB0Oe9LtqfwPw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcxNztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/sooners_wire_usa_today_articles_466/66ba2a40b08b50a13155c5b0a0948cc3)
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]
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)
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.
Offensive Coordinator: Joe Sloan
Defensive Coordinator: Jay Bateman
LSU
1. Blake Baker, LSU defensive coordinator, $2,500,000
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
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.
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)
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
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
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
Offensive Coordinator: Tim Beck
Defensive Coordinators: Steve Gregory and Nick Lezynski
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