SEC Reportedly Going With 10-Game Conference-Only Football Schedule

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The SEC is rolling with a 10-game conference-only football schedule that kicks off on September 26th, Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated reports:




While Dellenger had reported on this framework earlier in the week, it comes as a bit of a surprise that they are going to completely eliminate non-conference games, when the less-football-obsessed ACC announced on Wednesday they were doing an 11-game slate with one non-conference game.

A few big games are going to be lost in this announcement: LSU vs. Texas, Tennessee vs. Oklahoma, and Louisville vs. Kentucky are three that immediately stand out. We already lost Alabama vs. USC when the Pac-12 opted to go conference-only. 

It'll be interesting to see how the framework works with the two extra conference games when the decision is finalized, and how they decide to reschedule games that were supposed to be played before September 26th.





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Ryan Glasspiegel grew up in Connecticut, graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and lives in Chicago. Before OutKick, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and The Big Lead. He enjoys expensive bourbon and cheap beer.