John Clay: SEC football is less than two months away. Here’s a ranking of the league’s coaches.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When it comes to SEC football, there is no such thing as an offseason.

So here we are, less than two weeks from SEC Football Media Days, less than two months from the actual start of the season, a perfect time to set the pecking order for the conference coaches before the start of the 2022 campaign.

— 1. Nick Saban, Alabama: Georgia dethroned the Crimson Tide last season, and the Crimson Tide leader committed an unforced error in instigating a public spat with former BFF Jimbo Fisher, but the 70-year-old Saban remains the best of the best. Seven national titles. Six since arriving in Tuscaloosa. He is the profession’s gold standard.