CBS Sports turned its Week 6 SEC attention toward two coordinators who helped drive major Saturday night wins.
Georgia’s Glenn Schumann and Kentucky’s Joe Sloan were named the network’s co-coordinators of the week in the SEC on Monday morning after both units played key roles in primetime victories. Schumann, in his third year as Georgia’s defensive coordinator, guided a Bulldogs defense that slowed Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Sloan, in his first year as Kentucky’s offensive coordinator, helped steer an offense that finally finished the job in overtime against LSU.
Kentucky’s night was defined by production and poise. The Wildcats piled up 401 yards of total offense and, with transfer quarterback Kenny Minchey leading the way, closed out a 35-34 overtime win with a touchdown and a 2-point conversion. Minchey was the face of the performance, but Sloan was the one shaping the offense that kept Kentucky in position to finish.
Sloan also did it against familiar colors. The win came over LSU, the program where he had spent the previous four seasons as an assistant and offensive coordinator.
Georgia’s reward came on the other side of the ball. Alabama had been putting up massive numbers through its first five games, but the Tide ran into a different kind of night against Schumann’s defense. The Bulldogs limited Alabama to 17 points in a 20-17 win, held the Crimson Tide to 346 yards of total offense, and kept them to just 3 points after halftime.
That was enough for CBS Sports to single out Schumann for a defense that shut down Keelon Russell and company when it mattered most.
Here is the complete list of CBS Sports’ conference coordinators of the week:
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