In a near-bye week for Alabama Football, Crimson Tide fans, still smarting from the loss to Oklahoma, find comfort in the travails of others. Half of the SEC's football programs are searching high and low for a next head coach. That includes programs that currently have no opening, but can't ignore the possibility.
Head coach candidates almost always hold the upper hand. Even the most astute athletic directors face more variables they cannot control than those they can.
Auburn, LSU, Florida, and Arkansas have current openings. Ole Miss, Missouri, Kentucky, and South Carolina may have openings. Rumors are that Texas might also have a vacancy if Steve Sarkisian can find an NFL head coaching job.