All articles tagged with #nine game schedule
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer supports moving to a nine-game SEC schedule if playoff format concerns are addressed, emphasizing the importance of balanced competition and preserving rivalries like Clemson, while highlighting the link between scheduling, revenue, and playoff expansion.
The SEC is likely to stick with an eight-game league schedule amid ongoing concerns about payments and the College Football Playoff. Only five schools of the SEC's 14 current members support a nine-game league slate. The additional game's impact on College Football Playoff contention, bowl eligibility, and the bottom line are being considered. With the CFP field tripling from four to 12 teams in 2024, is it worth risking a playoff spot for the nation's best, most-powerful league to navigate through a process that remains largely unknown and undefined?