On Aug. 21, the SEC announced that it will shift from eight conference games per year to nine. South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer weighed in.

Shane Beamer responded to the SEC ‘s move to a 9-game conference schedule beginning in 2026 during his “Carolina Calls” radio show on Thursday night.

For a long time, Beamer’s frustrations with the idea of the SEC moving from eight to nine conference games was that it really harmed the schools like South Carolina (Clemson), Florida (Florida State), Georgia (Georgia Tech) and Kentucky (Louisville) that already have a formidable Power 4 opponent built into their schedules.