SEC Delays Decision on Conference Schedule Until After Agreement with ESPN

SEC coaches and athletic directors met this week to discuss whether to have eight or nine conference games once Texas and Oklahoma join but made no long-term decision.
Coaches are concerned how a nine-game schedule could impact their team's chances of making the expanded College Football Playoff.
Options for restructuring the schedule include keeping the current format, going to one annual rivalry game instead of two, or a having three annual rivals in a nine-game schedule.
The SEC and ESPN are still negotiating a new media rights deal, and the conference may want to wait until an agreement is reached before determining the football schedule.
Some schools like LSU favor eventually going to nine conference games.