The SEC commissioner says the 2026 conference football schedule should be released soon, but there is "a lot of work to be done."

The SEC has announced the conference will implement a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026, in a move that promises to reheat College Football Playoff expansion talks. It really is about time. We have been writing that the SEC should have a nine-game conference schedule since 2022. Wait, make that 2021.