HOOVER, Ala. — He’s younger, he hails from a different part of the country, and he was a defensive lineman in college rather than a quarterback. But Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema shows all signs of becoming the heir apparent to Steve Spurrier at SEC Media Days.
That was certainly the case Wednesday, when Bielema injected some needed life into a Media Days mired in coach-speak. He recalled being on a train bound for Paris when he found out Michigan had pulled out of an upcoming game. He called satellite camps “a colossal pain in the back end.