The third day of SEC Media Days in Nashville delivered.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban talked about unsuccessfully ducking out on his 50th anniversary celebration in Italy, while Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman mentioned that Hamm’s beer makes him burp.

As notable as those oddities and antics are, here are some of the biggest talking points from Wednesday’s oratory merry-go-round that featured representatives from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Kentucky.

Like a cake, Nick Saban isn’t rushing Alabama’s QB situation

Alabama hasn’t had this many questions about the quarterback spot heading into fall camp since 2016. Despite that and the lofty expectations that follow the Crimson Tide, head coach Nick Saban said he’s not in a rush to name a starter.

“We have three guys that are competing for that position right now,” Saban said. “All of those players are getting better… I don’t think anybody has actually separated themselves yet to this point and I don’t think that it’s something that we’re trying to rush.”

Referring to Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner and returning quarterbacks Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson, Saban went on to compare his patience with the process to the patience he needed when is grandmother was baking cakes.

“You know Grandma Saban used to cook the best cakes in the world,” Saban said. “And I used to stand by the oven when I was a kid and say ‘When’s this cake going to be done?’ And she said ‘If I don’t let it go through and and take it out of the oven too soon, it’s going to turn to mush so it won’t be a really good cake. So I think we got to let this sort of develop and make sure we let the cake bake until somebody separates themselves.”

Sam Pittman confident in Arkansas’ new defensive coordinator

Former Auburn linebacker Travis Williams is back in the SEC after a stint with Gus Malzahn at the University of Central Florida as the Knights defensive coordinator.

Williams was an all-SEC linebacker at Auburn in the mid-2000s and previously took a coaching stop at Miami.

Now, Williams calls Fayetteville home alongside Pittman, who said he wanted to hire Williams immediately after interviewing him in December.

“I interviewed four or five guys,” Pittman said Wednesday. “I got done with him, I called (athletic director) Hunter Yurachek and told him ‘this is the guy.’ … Travis, he’s a great man, very positive guy, really good coach.”

Williams is set to replace Barry Odom, who was hired as head coach at UNLV.

Florida’s Billy Napier discusses moving Florida-Georgia game

With approaching renovations to Jacksonville’s TIAA Bank Field, the longtime home of the Florida-Georgia rivalry game, Florida head coach Billy Napier knows the game will likely have to move away from Jacksonville.

Will that be a temporary or permanent move, however, is open for debate.

For years, there have been discussions about moving the game to a home-and-home series — something that comes with advantages.

“There’s a ton of economic implications relative to these decisions. We are going to have to cross that bridge at some point due to the renovations in Jacksonville,” Napier said. “There’s benefit to home-and-home from a recruiting perspective, and I think there’s benefit from an economic standpoint for both athletic departments and institutions.”

Earlier this season, Florida and Georgia each agreed to extend the contract in Jacksonville, keeping the game there for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

“Right now we have three more years of the same model,” Napier added. “I’ve got enough grass to mow right now, so I’m going go focus on the things that are in front of me.”

Mark Stoops praises transfer QB, hopes to protect him

Mark Stoops and Kentucky football brought in transfer quarterback Devin Leary from NC State in December.

Leary is poised to replace Will Levis as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback this fall. Leary comes to Kentucky after passing for more than 1,200 yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions at NC State last season.

Stoops called Leary “extremely accurate” and a guy that “will wow you” with some of the throws he makes. The Kentucky head coach was also high on the attitude Leary brought to Lexington.

“He has a chip on his shoulder, which I like,” Stoops said, referring to Leary’s season being cut short due to injury last year. “Tough kid, Jersey kid, fits right in with us.”

However, Stoops also recognized the need to do a better job of protecting the quarterback.

Last season, the Wildcats gave up 47 sacks — the fifth-worst mark in the FBS.

“I think it’s pretty obvious we have to get back to who we are at Kentucky, and we’ve always been a pretty physical football team,” Stoops said. “I think we fell short in that area a year ago.”