No pressure, Mississippi, but the Southeastern Conference hasn’t gone three years without a football national championship since the turn of the century.

Georgia standouts CJ Allen and Zachariah Branch became the latest Bulldogs to declare for the NFL draft on Monday.

Mississippi’s Trinidad Chambliss nearly gave up football, won a Division II national championship and has shined since being unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight.

Ole Miss closed the 2026 Sugar Bowl with a dramatic final minute, edging Georgia 39–34 on Thursday night at Caesars Superdome in a game that swung repeatedly and wasn’t decided until the final seconds.