NASHVILLE — There was a beaming Clark Lea, standing on the FirstBank Stadium turf after Vanderbilt’s slugfest of a victory over Missouri, 17–10. And here came a large man in a navy blue sweater, gray pants and white sneakers to shake his hand.
The man was Jimmy Sexton, agent to almost all the coaching stars in the Southeastern Conference. Watching Sexton congratulate the winner after a big game is a time-honored tradition in the league—it’s just that the coach being glad-handed at a moment like this isn’t usually Lea.
