

Ole Miss – Lane Kiffin (HC), Jonathan Mingo (WR), Cedric Johnson (DE) and Nick Broeker (OL).LSU – Brian Kelly (HC), Jack Bech (WR), Mike Jones Jr.The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows: Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. The Preseason Polls will be released in July 2022. The 2022 SEC Media days will be held on July 18-21, 2022 at College Football Hall of Fame and The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. Louisiana State lost to Kansas State 42–20 in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.Ģ022 SEC Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:.Ole Miss lost to Baylor 21–7 in the Sugar Bowl.Tennessee lost to Purdue 48–45 in overtime in the Music City Bowl.Mississippi State lost to Texas Tech 34–7 in the Liberty Bowl.Auburn lost to Houston 17–13 in the Birmingham Bowl.Florida lost to UCF 29–17 in the Gasparilla Bowl.Missouri lost to Army 24–22 in the Armed Forces Bowl.Kentucky defeated Iowa 20–17 in the Citrus Bowl.Arkansas defeated Penn State 24–10 in the Outback Bowl.

South Carolina defeated North Carolina 38–21 in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.Results from the rest of the SEC bowl games: Georgia defeated Alabama 33–18, winning their third national championship in school history and their first since 1980.Įleven other SEC teams accepted invitations to bowl games, but Texas A&M was unable to play in the Gator Bowl due to injuries and sickness from COVID-19, so only 10 teams played in their bowl games. Alabama and Georgia met on January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana in a rematch of the 2021 SEC Championship game and 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship to play for the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. 2 Michigan 34–11 in the Orange Bowl CFP semifinal game. 4 Cincinnati 27–6 in the Cotton Bowl Classic CFP semifinal game. 7.6 SEC Records against other conferencesĪlabama defeated Georgia 41–24 in the 2021 SEC Championship Game.Īlabama and Georgia were selected to play in the 2022 College Football Playoff.Wright, LB, Mississippi State, 2007-10 Gary Pinkel, head coach, Missouri, 2001-15 Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina, 2009-11 Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee, 1994-97 Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M, 2012-13 Allama Matthews, TE, Vanderbilt, 1979-82. Other SEC Legends in the 2022 class include Ozzie Newsome, SE, Alabama, 1974-77 Steve Korte, OG, Arkansas, 1981-82 Ben Tamburello, OG/C, Auburn, 1983-86 Alex Brown, DE, Florida, 1998-2001 Joe Federspeil, LB, Kentucky, 1969-71 Todd McClure, C, LSU, 1995-98 Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss, 1999-2003 K.J. Davis returned to Georgia in 2011 to complete requirements for his degree. He was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2014, an award recognizing a player's off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence. He completed his NFL career with the LA Chargers and Washington Football Team, finishing with 199 NFL games and 1,212 total tackles.
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He survived three ACL surgeries and completed 14 seasons with the Panthers including a Super Bowl and Pro Bowl appearance. He finished his career as a first-team All-SEC selection, first team All-American and was a semi-finalist for the Bednarik Award given annually to the nation's top defensive player.ĭavis was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. Davis helped the Dogs to three consecutive seasons of 10 wins or more and three bowl victories. The group represents teams that won SEC Championships, won Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.ĭavis started with Georgia as a redshirt freshman in 2002 and quickly made his presence known on the Dog defense. This year's class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans, a Heisman Trophy winner and a Hall of Fame head coach. The 2022 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions.

The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 3. The Legends class, an assemblage of former SEC football standouts, will be honored at the 2022 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" December 2-3 in Atlanta, Ga, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration on Friday, December 2 at the College Football Hall. – Former University of Georgia All-America linebacker Thomas Davis has been named to the 2022 Southeastern Conference Football Legends class according to an announcement Thursday by the SEC Office.
