“Playing nine Southeastern Conference games, and 10 Power Four games out of 12 contests per year, obviously gives our loyal Auburn fans more SEC football to watch, but at the same time ensures that long-standing regional rivalries are maintained,” Cohen said in the statement.

As another member of the Manning family takes center stage in the SEC, there are job security questions about half the league’s head coaches.

Big Ten football has come in second behind the Southeastern Conference in power rankings published by CBS Sports.

SEC athletic directors are moving closer to adopting a nine-game conference football schedule, sources told CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello. The development comes as the College Football Playoff will implement new metrics in 2025 that place greater emphasis on strength of schedule,

The SEC is reportedly on the verge of a major change to its football schedule. The Southeastern Conference is widely regarded as the top college football conference in the country. While the Big Ten has won the past two national championships - Ohio State in 2024 and Michigan in 2023 - the SEC had