James Franklin finally got his wish — and a challenge — after the SEC announced a move to a nine-game conference schedule.

The move ends a yearslong debate and potentially eases a path toward another expansion of the College Football Playoff.

The SEC made its move Thursday for a nine-game conference schedule starting in 2026, an announcement the rest of the college football world had been anxiously awaiting.

The SEC has played eight conference games each season since 1992 when the conference expanded to 12 teams with the addition ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - SEC football will move to a nine-game schedule in conference play in 2026, the conference ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced on Thursday it will implement a nine-game football ...

The SEC will adopt a 9-game conference schedule starting in 2026, influenced by the College Football Playoff Committee's ...

With the SEC moving to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, the ripple effects are already being felt across college ...

The big, bad SEC has finally relented. On Thursday, the conference announced that it voted to adopt a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026, finally coming in line with what the Big Ten does ...

Left out of the national championship for the last two seasons, the SEC is eager to reclaim its mantle as the most dominant conference in college football in 20 ...

Here's what the Crimson Tide's athletics director had to say about the SEC's move to a nine-game conference football schedule ...