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SEC athletic directors adopted a nine-game conference football schedule starting with the 2026-27 season, the league announced Thursday. The move is designed to balance competition and better position SEC teams under new College Football Playoff metrics that further emphasize strength of schedule.
“Some of the work by the CFP (committee) so far this year is progress,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said on The Paul Finebaum Show. “It’s not a destination, but the honoring of schedule strength that’s been communicated is really important for the Southeastern Conference. Being leaders in college football, continuing to play games against non-conference opponents at a high level, in addition to the nine games, I think that’s a representation of fulfilling that leadership responsibility. That’s not something that’s done every place.”
The move also aligns the SEC with other Power Four conferences that already play nine-game conference schedules, giving SEC teams additional opportunities to face high-quality opponents under the new CFP metrics. The ACC is the only power conference left with an eight-game league slate.
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Author : Cody Nagel
Publish date : 2025-08-21 23:27:00
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