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Nine rivalries safest from disruption when SEC football schedule format changes in 2024

The countdown to the Southeastern Conference's spring meetings in Destin, Florida, is now at about 60 days, which likely means 60 days, at most, before football scheduling drama comes to an end.

Or, more accurately, a new beginning.

Some rivalries that heretofore have been annual will be relegated to rotational matchups, and anticipation is high for an unveiling of the three annual opponents for each school. All this, of course, hinges on the league switching, as expected, to a nine-game conference schedule, and ending divisional play for a format that would rotate six opponents.