Upcoming SEC Rivalry Changes and Strategic Shifts in Scheduling
TL;DR
The SEC's new nine-game schedule starting in 2026 aims to preserve historic rivalries while adapting to conference realignment, leading to the loss of some traditional matchups like LSU-Florida and LSU-Alabama, but also creating new scheduling challenges and opportunities for other rivalries and programs.
- Forde-Yard Dash: The Most Painful Rivalry Stoppages on the Horizon Sports Illustrated
- Top 10 SEC rivalries that won’t be played every year in the 9-game schedule era The New York Times
- Sources: 3 annual foes for SEC 9-game schedule ESPN
- Danny White wants to add Tennessee football home-and-home series over neutral-site games Knoxville News Sentinel
- Why LSU’s Brian Kelly is ‘Fine’ with not playing Alabama yearly AL.com
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