Last week’s SEC Spring Meetings in Destin ended with uncertainty as to the format of future football scheduling past 2024. At stake is whether teams will play eight or nine conference games. For 2024, all teams will play eight SEC games with a required game against at least one ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 opponent or Notre Dame.
The conference debate of moving to a nine game schedule hit some snags. Alabama was one of several programs that had some problems with the proposed structure. Most notably was Nick Saban who was not on board with his Crimson Tide having Auburn, Tennessee and LSU as fixed opponents.