Overview

• Conference presidents and chancellors approved the change following an ADs recommendation, keeping a non-divisional format with three protected opponents and six rotating games.
• Each team will face every other SEC program at least once every two years and will play home-and-home against all opponents within four years.
• Schools must schedule at least one additional nonconference opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, or Notre Dame each season under the new policy.
• The move follows the CFP committee’s new tools emphasizing strength of schedule, with ESPN reported to have signaled increased rights fees tied to the added game.
• Traditional matchups are preserved, including annual Texas–Texas A&M, and ACC leaders are expected to consider a similar shift as a Big Ten AD says the SEC move helps CFP negotiations.