Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey recently told the Paul Finebaum Show that he supports the league moving from an eight-game to a nine-game football schedule.
“Monday, Tuesday was SEC Athletics Directors only…We did talk about football scheduling,” said Sankey, according to Inside Texas. “I don’t think it’s a secret that we have to figure out ’26. Much of the discussion is about should we play eight or nine games. That does transition into an analysis of the College Football Playoff, looking at what happened the first year of a twelve-team playoff.”
“The decision of our schedule relates to the ’26 season.