SEC announces 9-game conference schedule
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Which teams could end up being three permanent opponents for LSU football under the SEC's new nine-game conference schedule? Our predictions here.
SEC athletic directors adopted a nine-game conference football schedule starting with the 2026-27 season, the league announced Thursday. The development comes as the CFP is set to implement new metrics in 2025 that place greater emphasis on strength of schedule,
“Playing nine Southeastern Conference games, and 10 Power Four games out of 12 contests per year, obviously gives our loyal Auburn fans more SEC football to watch, but at the same time ensures that long-standing regional rivalries are maintained,” Cohen said in the statement.
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Gators Wire on MSNWhich 9 SEC teams will Florida football face in 2026?
Florida hasn't faced Alabama since 2021, while Texas will face Florida in each of its first two seasons in the SEC. A year off from the LSU rivalry can't hurt either. Knowing that bragging rights last for twice as long will only create more tension when the two meet.
Fans of Southeastern Conference football will get to see more of it beginning in the 2026 season. The SEC will play nine conference games for the first time nex
The SEC is moving to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, ending a yearslong debate and potentially easing a path toward another College Football Playoff expansion.