SEC to introduce 9-game football schedule in 2026
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The Southeastern Conference will move to a nine-game conference schedule in football beginning next year, the league announced Thursday.
The SEC joins the Big Ten and Big 12 in upping their conference slates from eight games to nine. That leaves the Atlantic Coast Conference as the only Power Four league still at eight as of 2026.
Additionally, the SEC will