Kellie Harper didn’t stray far from the SEC in her year away.

The former Tennessee head coach joined SEC Network as an analyst for the 2024-25 season, after she was fired after five seasons leading her alma mater.

That analyst job kept her current. She was, even more so maybe that when she sat behind a computer and scouted opponents to coach against them, even more appreciative of the league’s coaches, players and play-styles while analyzing them from behind the network’s desk.

“It was really fun to celebrate that,” Harper said, “instead of trying to figure out how you're going to beat it.”

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Her stint as a TV analyst las

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