International SEC games? Greg Sankey says the idea has been discussed, but ‘it just hasn’t quite worked’

The SEC isn’t going international, at least not in the immediate future. Commissioner Greg Sankey said the league will not play overseas games anytime soon, despite some preliminary discussions about the idea.

Speaking to reporters at the SEC’s spring meetings, Sankey admitted there have been “conversations” about playing football games overseas in some capacity. However, taking games off SEC campuses and moving them across the world just wouldn’t be feasible.

“The economics of our stadiums are just very different from our colleague conferences that have been a part of that,” Sankey said. “You know, the displacement of a home game in our communities and stadiums, it might be 85 to 100,000-plus, and relocating that, the logistical costs and timing, that’s a challenge. But the loss of that home gate, that’s really a challenge.

“We’ve had some conversations around maybe non-conference games, that might be an away game, but it’s never worked. I think I’ve said this before, the strength of this conference is in our communities, in our states, in the region, and we magnify that on a national and even international level. I don’t think that requires us playing internationally.”

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Publish date : 2025-05-29 01:54:00

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