Paul Finebaum names No. 1 college football coach in the SEC

The 2025 college football season is set to conclude with the College Football Playoff national championship game between No. 1 Indiana and No. 10 Miami. Indiana enters the game with a perfect 15-0 record, while Miami stands at 13-2. Notably, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) is absent from the national championship for the third consecutive year.

The last remaining SEC team, Ole Miss, was eliminated by Miami with a 31-27 loss in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, the semifinal round of the College Football Playoff. Before reaching the semifinals, Ole Miss secured a victory over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl with a score of 39-34. The SEC has seen increased competition within the conference, with former lower-tier teams rising to challenge traditional powerhouses.

Since the retirement of Nick Saban from Alabama in 2024, the question of the top coaching talent in the SEC has been widely discussed. Paul Finebaum has identified Georgia's