Overview

• Each school gets three annual opponents and six rotating foes, ensuring every team plays all other SEC members at least once every two years and visits every venue over four seasons.
• The conference locked annual opponents through 2029 with a four-year review clause, describing them as annual rather than permanent pairings.
• Marquee series are preserved or renewed such as the Iron Bowl, Egg Bowl, Georgia–Florida, Texas–Oklahoma and Texas–Texas A&M, while Alabama–LSU and Florida’s series with LSU and Tennessee shift to alternating years.
• The SEC said it prioritized traditional rivalries, competitive fairness, geography and existing nonconference commitments; reporting also notes recent multi-year records informed slotting.
• Programs must schedule at least one nonconference opponent each season from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 or Notre Dame under the nine-game format.