Unlike last season with then-Florida coach Will Muschamp, no SEC football coach enters this season on the hot seat. In fact, seven of 14 SEC coaches received a contract extension and raise after last season.
But on-field success, especially recent success, can mean more than the financial success that is achieved in a boardroom.
The SEC's football coaches, ranked in order of job security entering the 2015 season:
1. Dan Mullen, Mississippi State: Short of NCAA violations or some sort of off-field scandal, Mullen is secure in Starkville for a long, long time. Not only has Mullen taken the Bulldogs to five consecutive bowl games, he works for an athletics director in Scott Stricklin who understands the inherent challenges of the job and knows he probably could not hire a better football coach than the one he currently employs.