If 2013 was the year of the quarterback in the Southeastern Conference, 2014 is the year of turmoil at the position. The conference lost half of its signal-callers either to the NFL or graduation, and the starters that remain are—with two notable exceptions in the state of Mississippi—generally at the lower end of the performance spectrum.
At the pinnacle of the sport at the collegiate level, the SEC schools will always have their influx of talent. Their starters will feel the heat, both literally and figuratively, in the spring and there will always be someone the coach is excited about behind each starter.
We'll now turn our focus to three battles at the quarterback position where the starters will have to prove themselves before the fall to retain their statuses.