Overview

• Georgia’s annual SEC opponents from 2026–2029 will be Florida, Auburn and South Carolina, with Georgia–Tennessee reduced to two meetings in that span and absent in 2026.
• Alabama will keep Auburn and Tennessee annually and add Mississippi State, removing LSU from the yearly rotation under the league’s new format.
• Tennessee’s permanent trio will be Alabama, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, while Florida’s will be Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky, leaving Tennessee–Florida off the 2026 slate.
• The SEC confirmed the nine-game model with three annual opponents to speed rotation and balance schedules following expansion and the end of divisions.
• Other recurring series lose yearly status under the plan, including Texas A&M–Arkansas, as the conference prioritizes a broader rotation of opponents.