On Wednesday, the SEC officially released the conference schedules for each of the conference’s soon-to-be 16 teams.
The 2024 season of course will mark the first year in which Oklahoma and Texas will officially be members of the SEC after finishing up their residency in the Big 12 this upcoming academic year.
With that, the Sooners and Longhorns are the highlights of what should be a very intriguing 2024 season in the Southeastern Conference.
After announcing earlier this month that the conference will have an eight-game conference schedule with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, at least for the time being. The 2024 season will also see the SEC go away from its’ East and West standings much like the Big Ten recently did in preparation for their 2024 season that will see the addition of UCLA and USC.
Without divisions, the conference’s top two teams when it comes to conference record will advance to Atlanta following the conclusion of the regular season.
Highlights of the 2024 conference schedule include quite a few games featuring the Sooners and Longhorns non shockingly. With it being the first year of the two programs within the conference, it will be the first opportunity for the college football world to get to see premier matchups in the regular season.
While no dates have been set yet, matchups that will be sure to catch everyone’s attention include Alabama at Oklahoma, Arkansas at Texas, Auburn at both Georgia and Alabama, Florida at Texas, Georgia at Texas and Alabama, LSU vs Oklahoma, LSU at Texas A&M and at Florida, Oklahoma at Auburn, Tennessee at Oklahoma, and Texas A&M vs Texas.
That of course doesn’t include traditional matchups like Arkansas vs Texas A&M, Florida vs Georgia, or Oklahoma vs Texas.
All in all, the 2024 college football season will usher in a new era of college football with playoff-worthy matchups taking place on a nearly weakly basis within both the Big Ten and SEC.