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Every SEC team has lost a starter: coaches blame roster limits and the nine-game schedule for an injury wave

All 16 SEC teams have lost starters to injury. Venables blames the 105-man roster cap. Kiffin: “Not having nine games would be one.” The SEC grind is real this year.

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Every SEC team has lost a starter: coaches blame roster limits and the nine-game schedule for an injury wave

All 16 SEC teams have lost starters to injury. Venables blames the 105-man roster cap. Kiffin: “Not having nine games would be one.” The SEC grind is real this year.

Source: Sooners On SI · Venables thinks roster depth is leading to an uptick in SEC injuries / 247Sports · Lane Kiffin on the SEC teleconference (nine-game schedule quote) / 247Sports · Josh Heupel on open date, injuries at SEC teleconference / AP via Las Vegas Sun · SEC Week 9 (injury updates, Hardy back)

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  1. https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/football/oklahoma-hc-brent-venables-thinks-roster-depth-leading-to-uptick-in-sec-injuries-01m61myetez1
  2. https://247sports.com/college/lsu/longformarticle/lsu-tigers-football-lane-kiffin-talks-alabama-matchup-ed-orgeron-sec-schedule--291881667/
  3. https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/longformarticle/tennessee-football-josh-heupel-discusses-vols-open-date-injuries-and-more-during-sec-teleconference-291878605/
  4. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/oct/28/sec-week-9-florida-georgia-headlines-sec-slate-as-/

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