Kirby Smart says what every fan is thinking about SEC scheduling changes

Georgia v Auburn | Kevin C. Cox/GettyImagesChges are coming to the SEC as the conference will be moving to a nine game conference schedule beginning in 2026. This announcement was met with a lot of hesitation from fans of SEC programs for many reasons. The biggest reason was because the SEC already has the most difficult schedules in the country, so it didn't feel fair to have to add even more difficulty to their schedules.

But there is another reason why this change isn't great either, and Kirby Smart described how the decrease in non-conference opponents is actually a bad thing for college football.

"We're losing opportunities to play other conferences when we schedule nine conference…