SEC preseason football capsules
EAST DIVISION
FLORIDA
Head coach: Jim McElwain (22-16 in three seasons overall; first season at Florida).
Record last year: 7-5, 4-4 SEC.
Returning starters: Four on offense; six on defense.
Players to watch: Vernon Hargreaves (Jr., DB); Jonathan Bullard (Sr., DL); Antonio Morrison (Sr., LB); Demarcus Robinson (Jr., WR).
Schedule
Sept. 5 New Mexico St.
Sept. 12 East Carolina
Sept. 19 at Kentucky
Sept. 26 Tennessee
Oct. 3 Mississippi
Oct. 10 at Missouri
Oct. 17 at LSU
Oct. 31 vs. Georgia
Nov. 7 Vanderbilt
Nov. 14 at South Carolina
Nov. 21 FAU
Nov. 28 Florida St.
KENTUCKY
Head coach: Mark Stoops (7-17 in two seasons overall and at Kentucky).
Record last year: 5-7, 2-6 SEC.
Returning starters: Seven on offense; seven on defense.
Players to watch: A.J. Stamps (Sr., DB); Austin MacGinnis (Soph., K); Stanley “Boom” Williams (Soph., RB); Melvin Lewis (Sr., NT).
Schedule
Sept. 5 Louisiana-Lafayette
Sept. 12 at South Carolina
Sept. 19 Florida
Sept. 26 Missouri
Oct. 3 E. Kentucky
Oct. 15 Auburn
Oct. 24 at Mississippi St.
Oct. 31 Tennessee
Nov. 7 at Georgia
Nov. 14 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 21 Charlotte
Nov. 28 Louisville
MISSOURI
Head coach: Gary Pinkel (186-103-3 in 24 seasons overall; 113-66 in 14 seasons at Missouri).
Record last year: 11-3, 7-1 SEC.
Returning starters: Seven on offense; five on defense.
Players to watch: Maty Mauk (Jr., QB); Charles Harris (Soph., DE); Evan Boehm (Sr., C); Kentrell Brothers (Sr., LB).
Schedule
Sept. 5 SE Missouri
Sept. 12 at Arkansas St.
Sept. 19 UConn
Sept. 26 at Kentucky
Oct. 3 South Carolina
Oct. 10 Florida
Oct. 17 at Georgia
Oct. 24 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 5 Mississippi St.
Nov. 14 BYU
Nov. 21 Tennessee
Nov. 27 at Arkansas
SOUTH CAROLINA
Head coach: Steve Spurrier (226-85-2 in 25 seasons overall; 84-45 in 10 seasons at South Carolina).
Record last year: 7-6, 3-5 SEC.
Returning starters: Four on offense; eight on defense.
Players to watch: Pharoh Cooper (Jr., WR); Marquavius Lewis (Jr., DE); Connor Mitch (Soph., QB); T.J. Gurley (Sr., DB).
Schedule
Sept. 3 North Carolina
Sept. 12 Kentucky
Sept. 19 at Georgia
Sept. 26 UCF
Oct. 3 at Missouri
Oct. 10 LSU
Oct. 17 Vanderbilt
Oct. 31 at Texas A&M
Nov. 7 at Tennessee
Nov. 14 Florida
Nov. 21 The Citadel
Nov. 28 Clemson
TENNESSEE
Head coach: Butch Jones (62-40 in eight seasons overall; 12-13 in two seasons at Tennessee).
Record last year: 7-6, 3-5 SEC.
Returning starters: Ten on offense; eight on defense.
Players to watch: Joshua Dobbs (Jr., QB); Derek Barnett (Soph., DE); Cameron Sutton (Jr., DB); Curt Maggitt (Sr., LB).
Schedule
Sept. 5 Bowling Green
Sept. 12 Oklahoma
Sept. 19 W. Carolina
Sept. 26 at Florida
Oct. 3 Arkansas
Oct. 10 Georgia
Oct. 24 at Alabama
Oct. 31 at Kentucky
Nov. 7 South Carolina
Nov. 14 North Texas
Nov. 21 at Missouri
Nov. 28 Vanderbilt
VANDERBILT
Head coach: Derek Mason (3-9 in one season overall and at Vanderbilt).
Record last year: 3-9, 0-8 SEC.
Returning starters: Nine on offense; nine on defense.
Players to watch: Ralph Webb (Soph., RB); Nigel Bowden (Soph., LB); C.J. Duncan (Soph., WR); Stephen Weatherly (Jr., OLB).
Schedule
Sept. 3 W. Kentucky
Sept. 12 Georgia
Sept. 19 Austin Peay
Sept. 26 at Mississippi
Oct. 3 at Middle Tennessee
Oct. 17 at South Carolina
Oct. 24 Missouri
Oct. 31 at Houston
Nov. 7 at Florida
Nov. 14 Kentucky
Nov. 21 Texas A&M
Nov. 28 at Tennessee
WEST DIVISION
ALABAMA
Head coach: Nick Saban (117-59-1 in 19 seasons overall; 86-17 in eight seasons at Alabama).
Record last year: 12-2, 7-1 SEC.
Returning starters: Four on offense; seven on defense.
Players to watch: A’Shawn Robinson (Jr., DL); Cam Robinson (Soph., OL); Reggie Ragland (Sr., LB); Cyrus Jones (Sr., DB).
Schedule
Sept. 5 Wisconsin
Sept. 12 Middle Tennessee
Sept. 19 Mississippi
Sept. 26 Louisiana-Monroe
Oct. 3 at Georgia
Oct. 10 Arkansas
Oct. 17 at Texas A&M
Oct. 24 Tennessee
Nov. 7 LSU
Nov. 14 at Mississippi St.
Nov. 21 Charleston Southern
Nov. 28 at Auburn
ARKANSAS
Head coach: Bret Bielema (78-39 in nine seasons overall; 10-15 in two seasons at Arkansas).
Record last year: 7-6, 2-6 SEC.
Returning starters: Nine on offense; six on defense.
Players to watch: Hunter Henry (Jr., TE); Dan Skipper (Jr., OL); Denver Kirkland (Jr., OL); Alex Collins (Jr., RB)
Schedule
Sept. 5 UTEP
Sept. 12 Toledo
Sept. 19 Texas Tech
Sept. 26 Texas A&M
Oct. 3 at Tennessee
Oct. 10 at Alabama
Oct. 24 Auburn
Oct. 31 UT-Martin
Nov. 7 at Mississippi
Nov. 14 at LSU
Nov. 21 Mississippi St.
Nov. 27 Missouri
AUBURN
Head coach: Gus Malzahn (29-10 in three seasons overall; 20-7 in two seasons at Auburn).
Record last year: 8-5, 4-4 SEC.
Returning starters: Four on offense; eight on defense.
Players to watch: D’haquille Williams (Sr., WR); Carl Lawson (Soph., DL); Jeremy Johnson (Jr., QB); Jonathan Jones (Sr., DB).
Schedule
Sept. 5 Louisville
Sept. 12 Jacksonville St.
Sept. 19 at LSU
Sept. 26 Mississippi St.
Oct. 3 San Jose St.
Oct. 15 at Kentucky
Oct. 24 at Arkansas
Oct. 31 Mississippi
Nov. 7 at Texas A&M
Nov. 14 Georgia
Nov. 21 Idaho
Nov. 28 Alabama
LSU
Head coach: Les Miles (131-50 in 14 seasons overall; 103-29 in 10 seasons at LSU).
Record last year: 8-5, 4-4 SEC.
Returning starters: Nine on offense; six on defense.
Players to watch: Leonard Fournette (Soph., RB); Vadal Alexander (Sr., OT); Jalen Mills (Sr., S); Kendell Beckwith (Jr., LB).
Schedule
Sept. 5 McNeese St.
Sept. 12 at Mississippi St.
Sept. 19 Auburn
Sept. 26 at Syracuse
Oct. 3 E. Michigan
Oct. 10 at South Carolina
Oct. 17 Florida
Oct. 24 W. Kentucky
Nov. 7 at Alabama
Nov. 14 Arkansas
Nov. 21 at Mississippi
Nov. 28 Texas A&M
MISSISSIPPI
Head coach: Hugh Freeze (54-22 in six seasons overall; 24-15 in three seasons at Mississippi).
Record last year: 9-4, 5-3 SEC.
Returning starters: Nine on offense; seven on defense.
Players to watch: LaQuon Treadwell (Jr., WR); Evan Engram (Jr., TE); Laremy Tunsil (Jr., OL); Robert Nkemdiche (Jr., DL)
Schedule
Sept. 5 UT-Martin
Sept. 12 Fresno St.
Sept. 19 at Alabama
Sept. 26 Vanderbilt
Oct. 3 at Florida
Oct. 10 New Mexico St.
Oct. 17 at Memphis
Oct. 24 Texas A&M
Oct. 31 at Auburn
Nov. 7 Arkansas
Nov. 21 LSU
Nov. 28 at Mississippi St.
MISSISSIPPI STATE
Head coach: Dan Mullen (46-31 in six seasons overall and at Mississippi State).
Record last year: 10-3, 6-2 SEC.
Returning starters: Five on offense; four on defense.
Players to watch: Dak Prescott (Sr., QB); De’Runya Wilson (Jr., WR); Chris Jones (Jr., DL); Will Redmond (Sr., DB).
Schedule
Sept. 5 at Southern Miss
Sept. 12 LSU
Sept. 19 Northwestern St.
Sept. 26 at Auburn
Oct. 3 at Texas A&M
Oct. 10 Troy
Oct. 17 Louisiana Tech
Oct. 24 Kentucky
Nov. 5 at Missouri
Nov. 14 Alabama
Nov. 21 at Arkansas
Nov. 28 Mississippi
TEXAS A&M
Head coach: Kevin Sumlin (63-28 in seven seasons overall; 28-11 in three seasons at Texas A&M).
Record last year: 8-5, 3-5 SEC.
Returning starters: Eight on offense; seven on defense.
Players to watch: Germain Ifedi (Jr., OL); Mike Matthews (Sr., C); Myles Garrett (Soph., DL); Speedy Noil (Soph., WR).
Schedule
Sept. 5 Arizona St.
Sept. 12 Ball St.
Sept. 19 Nevada
Sept. 26 at Arkansas
Oct. 3 Mississippi St.
Oct. 17 Alabama
Oct. 24 at Mississippi
Oct. 31 South Carolina
Nov. 7 Auburn
Nov. 14 W. Carolina
Nov. 21 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 28 at LSU
This story was originally published August 29, 2015 at 11:11 AM with the headline "SEC preseason football capsules ."