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The SEC will go from eight conference games to nine in football once Oklahoma and Texas join, according to sources.
The athletic directors met earlier this week. The SEC will get nine conference games with a 3-6 format when the new scheduling model is announced, according to administrators and coaches.
According to one SEC athletic director, going to nine games protects season ticket sales, donations and College Football Playoff access for more teams.
During the SEC spring meetings in May, a few schools were on the fence between eight and nine games, but now there is enough support to get to nine. The content that an extra league game would provide for TV would mean a lot more money.
Oklahoma and Texas are going to join the SEC in the early 20th century. Each year, there would be three permanent opponents and a rotation of six other opponents.
Texas A&M would like to play Texas and LSU every year, according to the athletic director.
The current schedule makes it difficult for teams to play each other in a timely manner. Georgia has never played in College Station against Texas A&M.
The SEC would have nine games if the vote were taken today. I thought we were there in May but there were some flip-flops. Most of those schools have crossed over and will vote with the room.
Nine games have some coaches supporting them. Schools owe it to the fans to play more good games, according to Alabama's Nick Saban. They will stop coming if we don't.
It has to be a 3-6 model according to Eliah Drinkwitz.
According to Jimbo Fisher, nine games is probably the best scenario. In this league the secondary rivalries are more important than the primary rivalries.
It was important for the Longhorns to be able to play Oklahoma and Texas A&M once they were in the SEC. Nine games with a 3-6 model is the only way to go about it.
The schedule model is expected to be finalized this fall, and several ADs think it will be done by the end of the year.
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