​Dare I say there’s stability among the SEC coaching ranks? Yeah, I’m sure that will last. But really, there’s only one SEC head coach who’s obviously on the hot seat entering 2026. After a tumultuous coaching cycle at the end of last season, there’s been a reset that should lead to momentary calm. But this is the SEC — not exactly the most level-headed of leagues. Let’s take stock of the SEC’s coaches and where they sit entering 2026. Whose seat is safe? Whose is warming up? Coaches are listed in tiers by job security, from most to least. The higher their number, the safer they are. “Where would you like your statue?” 16. Kirby Smart, Georgia (117-21, 69-12 SEC) Georgia hasn’t won a playoff game since repeating as national champs in 2021 and 2022. The Bulldogs are also 36-6 with two SEC championships since then. Any notion of a Georgia “slip” is based on the impossibly high standards Smart has set. Georgia is 37-3 in SEC play over the last five seasons. How’s that for a slip? Hot-seat ranking: 0/1015. Clark Lea, Vanderbilt (26-36, 11-29 SEC) Ten times Vanderbilt has had a 10-loss season. One time Vanderbilt has had a 10-win season. That was last year, of course, under Lea. Give the man a lifetime contract. The fact that he’s a Vandy alum only makes the story better. Hot-seat ranking: 1/10More: Big 12 football hot-seat rankings: Which coaches enter 2026 in danger?“This is just the beginning” 14. Will Stein, Kentucky (0-0) The former Oregon offensive coordinator is following Mark Stoops, the winningest coach in program history. Still, this is Kentucky football. Stein has the least amount of pressure of any of the first-year coaches. The only potential worry for Stein is that the athletic director who hired him, Mitch Barnhart, has since retired. J Batt, the former Michigan State AD, is now on the job in Lexington. Hot-seat ranking: 1/1013. Ryan Silverfield, Arkansas (0-0) Silverfield had a six-year run at Memphis. Sam Pittman almost lasted six seasons at Arkansas, where he went 32-34 (14-29 SEC). The Hogs, by SEC standards, are fairly realistic about their football program. The last time Arkansas had a winning record in SEC play? You have to go all the way back to 2015. Arkansas is 4-20 in the SEC since 2023. Hot-seat ranking: 1/1012. Jon Sumrall, Florida (0-0) Sumrall, the former head man at Troy and Tulane, is my favorite of the first-year coaches. This is a high-variance job with less stability than you might think. Since Steve Spurrier stepped down after the 2001 season, Urban Meyer is the only coach who’s held the job for more than five seasons. Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain, Dan Mullen and Billy Napier all went three-and-out or four-and-out. Hot-seat ranking: 2/1011. Alex Golesh, Auburn (0-0)Auburn went from a bad culture fit in Bryan Harsin to a morally corrupt choice in Hugh Freeze. In steps Golesh, who was one of my favorite candidates for the Oklahoma State job. Auburn isn’t an easy place to