There will be drama at a Gulf Coast beach starting Tuesday. Alabama Football head coach, Nick Saban will be in the center of it. For months it has been believed the SEC would adopt a 9-game schedule for the 2024 season.
Divisions go away when Texas and Oklahoma enter the conference in 2024. With 16 teams, an eight-game schedule lost favor because of potential long intervals for each team to complete a cycle of playing the other 15 teams.
A nine-game SEC schedule, with three annual opponents, was thought to be best by most schools. It now appears the mood has shifted to maintaining eight games.