For too long, the Southeastern Conference has played an eight-game conference schedule.
That was even before the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma’s additions brought the league’s total members up to 16 total. And yet, the eight-game conference schedule—at times, with decent arguments to remain so—has stayed.
However, it seems as though change could be on the horizon.
... thanks to the College Football Playoff.
From CBS Sports:
“Following the historic meeting between the two conferences in Nashville back in October, Big Ten and SEC athletic directors and conference leadership met in New Orleans Wednesday to discuss a variety of topics, including changes to the College Football Playoff — and, in the SEC’s case, whether to expand its own conference schedule.