For the first time in decades, Vanderbilt has a head coach the rest of the SEC wants. LSU, Auburn, Penn State, and Florida have all taken swings behind the scenes. But unlike Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, Lea isn’t feeding mystery to the media. Coming off Vanderbilt’s best season since 1958, Lea’s name is everywhere, but he has been firm, blunt, and public about where he stands.

“Look, it’s what makes our game so special—so many people are invested in it. They care so much about it,” Vandy’s head coach, Clark Lea, said on the Paul Finebaum show . “The head coaches become figureheads, and they become thumbpieces to judge when it’s not going well and kind of crowns when it is going well. I appreciate the interest and the intrigue, I think, in general. I love being a part of something t

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