The SEC will stick with an eight-game conference schedule for the 2024 football season even as it expands to 16 members.
in Destin that"fairness and balance" and preserving the league's traditional rivalries are the main priorities in creating the 2024 schedule."We have been engaged in planning for the entry of Oklahoma and Texas into the SEC since the summer of 2021, but the change of the membership date from 2025 to 2024 creates scheduling complexities that can better be managed with a one-year schedule," Sankey said in a statement.
Back in February, Sankey said he viewed this week’s spring meetings as a “far end date” to arrive at a long-term decision. Instead, the conference is kicking the can down the road.
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