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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 has played eight conference games each season since 1992 when the conference expanded to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Conference still plays eight league games. The Big 12 and the Big Ten already play nine. Under the SEC's new format:
Which teams could end up being three permanent opponents for LSU football under the SEC's new nine-game conference schedule? Our predictions here.
Big Ten football has come in second behind the Southeastern Conference in power rankings published by CBS Sports. These rankings land as the Big Ten is on a rol
The SEC is set to shake things up with the introduction of a ninth game to its conference schedule starting in 2026, a move that comes just one month after commissioner Greg Sankey mentioned the conference would explore all options.
Tennessee football has future games against Georgia Tech, West Virginia and Washington, which meets a new SEC requirement for nonconference scheduling
The Southeastern Conference recently made a big splash in the college football world as it announced that it would be adopting a nine-game conference schedule for the 2026 season, which would include three annual opponents, with the six remaining opponents rotating.