It's been an unorthodox year in the sports world because of the coronavirus pandemic. For college football, it wasn't clear if there would even be a 2020 season. And for some conferences (the Big Ten, Pac-12, MAC and Mountain West), there potentially won't be at all.
Other conferences have revised their schedules, mostly getting rid of non-conference matchups to limit travel. ACC teams are playing 11-game schedules (10 conference opponents) beginning next week. The Big 12 is doing the same, except their schedules are 10 games (nine conference). Meanwhile, SEC teams won't play any non-conference games and will begin their 10-game conference-only schedules on Sept.