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,

The SEC will implement a nine-game conference schedule for college football starting with the 2026 season, the conference announced Thursday.

The Southeastern Conference is moving to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference is moving to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026,

There is now more uniformity across conferences in college football, and that could mean the SEC and Big Ten are one step closer to agreeing on the format of the College Football Playoff for the 2026 season.

The SEC is reportedly on the verge of a major change to its football schedule. The Southeastern Conference is widely regarded as the top college football conference in the country. While the Big Ten has won the past two national championships - Ohio State in 2024 and Michigan in 2023 - the SEC had

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.