ATLANTA — The opening day of SEC football media days Monday featured LSU, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. The Commodores have Diego Pavia at quarterback going into his second season and the other three also have signal-callers entering pivotal seasons:

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers stole the show on day one of SEC Media Days with Garrett Nussmeier, Whit Weeks and Chris Hilton Jr. representing the program in Atlanta. The Bayou Bengals made their rounds across the Peach State with Nussmeier and Co. addressing the media to break down what's in store for the 2025 season.

"Let me be clear -- college athletics is not broken, but it is strained," SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said during his opening address to kick off the conference's media days in Atlanta Monday morning.

From tough schedules to massive TV ratings, Sankey reminds college football fans why the SEC still sits on top.

The College Football Playoff could remain at 12 teams if the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten can't come to an agreement, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday.

The two titan conferences of college football will ultimately decide how the College Football Playoff will evolve — or won't.

Commissioner Sankey kicks off SEC Football Media Days by applauding the conference's many amazing accomplishments in its first year with 16 member institutions.