Hours after Kevin Sumlin made his 2012 SEC media days debut in Hoover, Alabama, Hugh Freeze was on the phone with him seeking a scouting report. Freeze was newly taking over Ole Miss' ragtag program, while Sumlin, Texas A&M's new man, was trying to guide the Aggies through their new home of the SEC.
From one head coaching rookie in the SEC to another, Sumlin divulged the secrets of surviving the myriad media members seemingly collecting in every pocket of the Wynfrey Hotel. Friends since Sumlin's days as an Oklahoma assistant and Freezes' adventures as a high school coach at Briarcrest Christian High School in the early 2000s, Sumlin gladly helped his old buddy out.