The Athletic's Andy Staples discusses which college coaches fly under the radar when it comes to excellent talent development, which fanbases are more willing to accept mediocrity and what will be done about conference media days.

SEC Media Days 2019 hit the homestretch on Thursday as Auburn, Vanderbilt and Kentucky took their turns in the spotlight. Olin Buchanan takes a look at the most compelling storylines from the final day in Hoover.

Benny Snell was completely bottled up against a tenacious front seven for the Aggies. That success in the trenches has A&M ranked fourth nationally in rush defense. For Jimbo Fisher, the only surprise is how quickly this level of elite success has arrived.

Texas A&M rose to the challenge of hosting a top 15 team under the lights in Kyle Field, knocking off the Wildcats 20-14 in overtime. Grit has become a mantra for Aggie football, and the character shown by this team has folks looking forward to a bright future in Aggieland.

Each week Billy Liucci offers his own take on the Top 25, answering the top 25 user questions from the week, plus a few "others receiving votes." This week he tackles the surging A&M run defense, overrated and underrated teams and much more.

The SEC officially kicked off Thursday evening when Texas A&M beat Northwestern State 59-7 at Kyle Field. As the rest of the league returns to the gridiron, Olin Buchanan makes last-minute predictions for the 2018 season.

The Kentucky Wildcats are coming off a season in which they won eight games for the first time since 2007. In 2018, they hope to exceed that total behind talented senior running back Benny Snell and a veteran laden roster.

Throughout the years the Aggies have had to face some top-level talent on Saturdays in the fall and in 2018 it's not getting any easier. Olin Buchanan presents a list of of potential thorns that A&M may have in their side this fall.

In part two of his thoughts from SEC Media Days in Atlanta, Billy Liucci takes a look at the overall state of the SEC, new faces in new places and why Jimbo Fisher will be successful during his tenure in Aggieland.