The Texas A&M Aggies are the last remaining undefeated team in the SEC, and with only one game remaining on their schedule, are in complete control of their own path to the SEC Championship, looking to play in Atlanta for their first time since joining the SEC.

But Clark Lea stands apart as the SEC's best hire of the past five years. Other coaches hired in that span have already accomplished more. Lea has Vanderbilt -- Vanderbilt -- on the precipice of its first College Football Playoff appearance in program history. That alone is enough to vault him ahead of his competitors.

The Texas Longhorns will officially be without a key defender for the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons won SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week for the fourth time after a standout performance against Arkansas.

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The No. 3 seed Texas Longhorns (22-2, 13-2) swept the No. 14 seed Ole Miss Rebels (14-15, 4-11) in Savannah on Sunday advance to the 2025 SEC Volleyball Semifinal, the 12th sweep of the season for head coach Jerritt Elliott’s team.

The SEC entered Week 13 with seven teams squarely in the College Football Playoff hunt. That's still the case after a wild Saturday. LIVE: Updated college football polls after Week 12No. 3 Texas A&M,