Who would have thought SEC commissioner Greg Sankey might be the hero we needed for college football.
The SEC on Thursday switched from an eight-game conference schedule to nine in response to strength of schedule being a more weighted criteria when selecting teams to the College Football Playoff. The change will crank up the difficulty of schedule for all SEC members, while Sankey also put an emphasis on rivalries and big-time nonconference matchups in the move.
SEC adopts 9-game conference schedule with emphasis on rivalries
In just one announcement, Sankey and the SEC instantly fed college football fans what we've been crying for since changes in the sport ripped away traditions like rivalries, big-time unique meetings and even teams playing conference games within 1,000 miles.