The future of SEC football scheduling could be decided this week.
With Oklahoma and Texas officially joining the conference ahead of the 2024 season, future scheduling will be a major topic of discussion at this week’s SEC spring meetings in Destin, Florida.
For years, the central debate has been whether to play eight or nine conference games. Other conferences (Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12) have moved to nine games, but the SEC has stuck with eight.
But with major changes coming in 2024 — Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference (on July 1, 2024), the SEC’s exclusive ESPN deal beginning and the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams — adjustments need to be made to the league’s scheduling format.