The annual SEC Spring Meetings take place next week in Destin, and one of the many topics up for discussion is a new football scheduling model for when Texas and Oklahoma join the league in 2025. According to Ross Dellenger, the SEC has narrowed the list of possible models from 35 (!) to two: the 1-7 model, an eight-game format where teams play one permanent opponent and seven rotating opponents; and the 3-6 model, a nine-game format where teams play three permanent opponents and six rotating.
Currently, the SEC operates under a 6-1-1 model in which teams play six opponents from their own division and two from the other division, one on a permanent basis (for Kentucky, that’s Mississippi State) and one rotating.