SEC Media Days takes place this week

One of college football fans' best chances to show off their pride and seek autographs is this week, as the SEC Media Days event takes place in Hoover at Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel, July 11-14.

Over the four-day event, all 14 Southeastern Conference head football coaches and select student-athletes will be in attendance to speak to the assembled and various media.

The slate begins Monday with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey taking the podium at 11:35 a.m. Auburn is the first school to speak, as head coach Gus Malzahn will follow Sankey with his three players: senior defensive lineman Montravius Adams, senior wide receiver Marcus Davis, and junior defensive lineman Carl Lawson.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban, senior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, senior tight end O.J. Howard, and senior defensive back Eddie Jackson make their way to the podium to kick things off on Wednesday, at 9:05 a.m.

Three coaches will be making their first appearance at SEC Media Days as first-year head coaches: Georgia's Kirby Smart (Tuesday at 9:05 a.m.), Missouri's Barry Odom (Wednesday at approximately 2 p.m.), and South Carolina's Will Muschamp (Thursday at 9:05 a.m.).

By day, Auburn, Florida, and Vanderbilt take the stage Monday. Georgia, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Texas A&M appear Tuesday. Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Missouri can be seen Wednesday. South Carolina, Ole Miss, and LSU wrap things up Thursday.

Fans that cannot make it to the event can watch the proceedings live daily on the SEC Network.