HOOVER, Ala. -- Today marks the unofficial start to the 2017 college football season.
Yep, it's SEC media days time in Hoover, Alabama. The Wynfrey Hotel will be buzzing with fans, maybe another thousand media members, 14 head coaches and 42 football players this week, as the circus comes to town.
It's the show that never seems to end, and here are five things to keep an eye on this week:
1. What will Nick Saban say?
It wouldn't be SEC media days without Alabama's head coach -- the unofficial czar of college football -- scolding the media for its preseason picks and saying something that causes some sort of stir.