SEC Reveals 2026 Football Media Days Schedule for Tampa Event

The Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday the schedule for its annual SEC Football Kickoff Media Days, scheduled for July 20-23 at the JW Marriott and Tampa Marriott Water Street in Tampa, Florida.

This marks the first time the event will be held in Tampa, making it the fourth city outside Alabama to host the media days. The previous locations include Atlanta, Nashville, and Dallas. The event serves as a kickoff to the college football season, bringing together SEC coaches, student-athletes, and media from across the country for interviews and coverage leading into the fall.

A detailed daily schedule, including television information, rotational breakdowns, and the list of student-athletes attending, will be released at a later date. The SEC Network will broadcast the four-day event nationally.

Names listed below are in alphabetical order by school and do not indicate the order of appearance. Media registration is expected to begin in mid-May.

On Monday, July 20, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee will appear. The following day, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt are scheduled to participate. The schedule continues through Thursday, July 23, with Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, and Texas representing their schools.

For updates on Mississippi State football, fans are encouraged to follow the team on X, Facebook, and Instagram under the handle “HailStateFB.”

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