Will SEC add more teams?

The SEC does not plan to add any more member schools in the future after it brings on Texas and Oklahoma in the 2024 football season, SEC chief Greg Sankey said.

What teams will the SEC add next?

SEC. After adding both Missouri and Texas A&M from the Big 12 in 2012, the SEC will welcome in Oklahoma and Texas beginning in 2024. The move will bring former Big 12 rivals Texas and Texas A&M back together as well as former Big Eight rivals Oklahoma and Missouri. The conference will remain at 14 teams.

What will the 2024 SEC divisions look like?

In the new SEC, there will no longer be eastern and western divisions. All 16 teams will be lumped together.

Will the SEC expand to 18?

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has several explanations for why he will not pursue further expansion after Oklahoma and Texas join the conference in 2024. Perhaps the most straightforward reason is logistics. Sankey believes conferences could become too big to function properly.

Will the SEC expand west?

Once the 2023 college football season draws to a close, the SEC will officially expand from 14 to 16 teams, with the additions of the Sooners and Longhorns, while foregoing the current SEC West/East format in favor of a division-less conference.

Should The SEC Add More Schools In CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT?

Will SEC have 16 teams?

The SEC will have 16 teams, adding Texas and Oklahoma. The Big 12 survived the loss of its bell cows by raiding the Pac-12 and the American Athletic Conference, but is now realizing that it is no longer a football peer to the SEC and Big Ten, with their mega-media rights contracts and joint advisory committee.

Why does the SEC not want Florida State?

However, Wetzel notes that "the SEC's goal is to play a level of football that appeals to a national audience," and the conference already has programs in Florida and South Carolina. He added that "any move on FSU and/or the others would be defensive, mainly to block the Big Ten from gaining a foothold in the region."

Will the SEC expand to 20 teams?

The SEC does not plan to add any more member schools in the future after it brings on Texas and Oklahoma in the 2024 football season, SEC chief Greg Sankey said.

Does the SEC want Clemson?

According to Dan Wetzel of Yahoo, the SEC would not want to add the Noles or two of their other ACC counterparts — Clemson and Miami. “The SEC is believed to be a less likely option for Florida State, Clemson or Miami — the three most desirable football properties (and this is about football mostly),” Wetzel said.

What will SEC look like in 2025?

2025 Season

In 2025 there will be 16 total teams in the SEC. It might be too big to divide it up between East and West. And currently there are east teams that should be in west, and west teams that could be in the east. Have two subdivisions in each divisions consisting of four teams in each subdivision.

Will UT move to SEC?

Oklahoma and Texas will officially join the SEC in 2024 for all sports and the league has already set the conference schedule for their arrival.

Is Texas A&M leaving the SEC?

We all knew that conference realignment in college football likely wasn't over, but I'm not sure anyone saw this coming.

Who has the toughest college football schedule in 2024?

Will the Red River rivalry continue?

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma and University of Texas have agreed to a contract extension that will keep the historic Allstate Red River Rivalry football game at the Cotton Bowl through 2036, the schools announced Wednesday.

Why Georgia Tech left the SEC?

Georgia Tech left the SEC because the conference wouldn't modify the so-called “140 rule,” which permitted schools to give a maximum of 45 football and basketball scholarships per year, but only 140 total.

Is Oklahoma moving out of the Big 12?

The universities of Texas and Oklahoma, two of the most powerful brands in college sports, will leave the Big 12 Conference for the SEC in nine months but will suffer a much lesser financial impact from the move than the $160 million that was originally expected, the USA TODAY Network has learned.

Is FSU moving to SEC?

Is FSU going to the SEC? One of the biggest questions around now is where FSU will end up next conference-wise. One possibility, though unlikely, is the SEC. According to multiple reports, including one from Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports, the SEC has "more opposition than interest" in adding teams like the Seminoles.

Why would Clemson leave ACC?

But athletic director Graham Neff has made it clear: Faced with a growing revenue gap between the ACC and other conferences — which, among other concerns, could directly affect Clemson's nationally prominent football team —he's committed to doing what's best for the school.

Why doesn t the SEC want Clemson?

The reason the programs were opposed to adding schools, and the reason Clemson is still working on an escape is the fact that the ACC's media rights deal runs all the way through 2036 and they do not feel fairly compensated. They, similar to USC wanted to be compensated more than the rest of the conference programs.

What would a 20 team big 10 look like?

Let's break those 20 teams down into four, five-team divisions, the B1G North, B1G South, B1G East, and B1G West. Each team would play an 11-game schedule. This 11-game schedule would be broken down into four divisional games, three non-conference games, and four random conference games.

Has any team ever left the SEC?

When league members voted against tightening the rules, Dodd withdrew the Yellow Jackets from the SEC. Georgia Tech eventually joined another Southern Conference offshoot, the Atlantic Coast Conference, in 1978. Tulane left the SEC in 1966.

Will SEC have East and West in 2024?

Texas and Oklahoma, two marquee programs, will be welcomed into the fold in 2024. The conference is playing an eight-game schedule, but there is a debate whether that will continue, or move to nine. The addition of the two also brings the abolishment of divisions, meaning the SEC West and SEC East no longer exist.

Why did Missouri move to the SEC?

Missouri left the Big 12 for the SEC ahead of the 2012 season. Missouri was a founding member of the Big 12 Conference. Uncertainty in the Big 12 amid the launch of Texas' Longhorn Network caused frustration.

Why is the SEC so much better than everyone else?

The SEC teams are better. They are faster and stronger, and they are better coached. They are especially better on the defensive line, but also the offensive line. And they have more depth at the skill positions.

Will FSU ever join the SEC?

Florida State University is trying to leave the ACC but the SEC is not interested in taking the Seminoles, according to Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports. Wetzel reported that "there is more opposition than interest" from the conference in bringing in Florida State.