That expansion of games has now bled into the possibility of CFP play-in games during championship ... SEC to demand more access from the new College Football Playoff contract, which begins in 2026.

We’re doing this again. SEC brass are debating whether to go to a nine-game conference schedule, up from eight, for the 2026 season and beyond. The SEC has considered adding a conference game ...

Penn State That’s using the championship game tiebreakers, using conference opponent winning percentage to break the five-way tie for fourth place. Ole Miss, which was ranked fifth among SEC ...

But the CFP contract with ESPN from 2026-31 covers both 12 ... Also, the AQ bids would enable the SEC and Big Ten to create play-in games on championship weekend, with No. 3 playing No. 6 and ...

The Gamecocks, who earned the No. 1 seed of the women's SEC tournament after commissioner Greg Sankey flipped a coin between them and the Longhorns, dominated Texas in the conference championship ...