Overview

• Starting in 2026, the SEC will play nine conference games with three annual opponents and six rotating, ensuring every team meets all others at least once every two years and home-and-away over four.
• Lists reported by On3’s Chris Low and corroborated by multiple outlets include Alabama facing Auburn, Tennessee and Mississippi State, and Texas facing Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Arkansas each year.
• Several long-running annual games will not be yearly under the initial setup, including Alabama–LSU and Florida–Tennessee, though they will continue on a rotating basis within the four-year block.
• The conference plans to unveil and confirm full 2026–2029 opponents during a televised special Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network and ESPN2.
• Assignment balance was informed by recent combined records, with Texas and Oklahoma carrying over Big 12 data, and each SEC school must also schedule at least one Power-conference or Notre Dame nonconference opponent.