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Auburn became the latest high seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament to succumb to the madness of March. 4-seed Auburn was upset by 13-seed Yale in a 78-76 affair at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. on Friday night. Bruce …
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is not thrilled with the league’s broadcast partner for leaking some elements of the league’s 2024 schedule. ESPN reported some key dates of next year’s schedule earlier in the week, including the …
The SEC has been a staple of the College Football Playoff ever since its inception, but there is at least a chance that no spot will be guaranteed for them this year depending on the outcome of the SEC Championship. Alabama coach Nick Saban is …
The SEC has been one of the driving forces behind conference expansion. They added Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12 in 2012. In 2024, Texas and Oklahoma are set to join the conference and exit the Big 12. Their actions have caused a chain …
All indications have been that the SEC will expand its in-conference schedule at some point after Texas and Oklahoma join the fold, but ESPN may have to pay up in order for that to happen. The annual SEC spring meetings are set to take place this …
The SEC has been exploring the idea of moving from an eight-game to a nine-game conference schedule when Texas and Oklahoma come aboard in 2024, and Nick Saban has been in favor of that change. The Alabama coach strongly disagrees with one of the …
The SEC and Big Ten have both expanded their borders in recent years, and some of those moves have led to criticism. In the mind of SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, however, there is no comparison between what the SEC has done and what the Big Ten has …
Oklahoma and Texas are anxious to leave the Big 12 and join the SEC, but the two schools are going to have to stick to their original timeline for doing so. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday that Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC ahead …
Oklahoma and Texas have an agreement in place with the SEC ahead of the 2025 season, but the schools and conference continue to explore ways to begin their marriage sooner. Brett McMurphy of Action Network reported on Monday that there is …
The SEC is set to undergo some serious changes in the coming years, and one of the most significant could be a shift from two divisions to one. With Texas and Oklahoma set to join the SEC in 2025, there have been questions about how teams will be …
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the SEC is receiving favoritism in the College Football Playoff rankings. The latest edition of the CFP rankings for the 2022 college football season were released on Tuesday. Georgia unsurprisingly and …
The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are still three years away from officially leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC, but that timeline could apparently be moved up, according to a report. The Big 12 confirmed Wednesday that it is opening …
Now that college football conferences appear to be kickstarting the expansion race again, questions were raised whether the SEC would follow suit. A new report suggests we have our answer. The SEC is comfortable remaining at 16 teams for the …
Alabama football coach Nick Saban has dominated the college football landscape for the last two decades. Some people are just waiting for him to retire. Others are willing to do as much as pay him to stop beating their favorite teams. Saban spoke at …
A major conference shakeup is coming in college athletics, but there is apparently no truth to any talk of Florida State being a part of it. Texas and Oklahoma have begun the process of leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. On Monday, a report claimed …
The SEC’s eight-game conference schedule could become a thing of the past within the next few seasons. According to Andy Staples of The Athletic, the SEC is keeping all options on the table for scheduling once Texas and Oklahoma join the …
