Mom's turkey is the centerpiece. Her sides are so good, the leftovers will dazzle for days. The wine is being passed around, and at this table for 16 are the football coaches of the SEC. What do they have to be thankful for? Besides family and friends, life and love, they've got some occupational blessings that also can't be taken for granted. Here's what each has to be thankful for in 2025:

D.J. Durkin, Auburn

Will Muschamp. Thanks to the former Florida coach's firing in 2014, the Auburn gig isn't Durkin's first interim rodeo.

Bob Petrino, Arkansas

The quarterback position. His disastrous interim run surely won't get him the Razorbacks permanent head job, but he can coach quarterbacks anywhere.

Frank Wilson, LSU

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. By pushing AD Scott Woodward out the door,

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