What has been rumored in the last day is now official. The Southeastern Conference is going with a conference only schedule that will feature 10 games. This comes off the heels of the ACC announcing a 11-game schedule with one non-conference game. Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated was the first to report it.
BREAKING: #SEC presidents have adopted a plan to play a 10-game, conference-only schedule this fall, sources told @SINow.
League approved kickoff date is Sept. 26. Particulars on the schedule (the two additional games & locations) are unclear for now.
SEC title game Dec. 19.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 30, 2020
This effectively cancels the Texas-Louisiana State matchup that was set for September 12th. Also removes the Oklahoma-Tennessee matchup from their schedule. This leaves Texas with an 11-game schedule that will likely be lessened even further with the impending Big 12 announcement that many thought would come shortly after the Big 12 media day.
The Big 12 conference has canceled the virtual media day scheduled for Monday, Aug. 3. Originally, AT&T Stadium was supposed to host the event on July 20-21.
No players were going to be available to talk to meetings, only coaches. Head coach Tom Herman was scheduled to talk for 25 minutes beginning at 4 p.m. CST.
The Big 12 has not announced if the event will be rescheduled in the future.
The Big 12 Conference is now cancelling its Virtual Football Media Day that was slated for Monday, August 3, after being moved from its originally scheduled July 20-21 dates.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) July 30, 2020
According to a report by 247Sports, there will be an emergency meeting with the Big 12 coaches. Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman confirmed. No other information has been given as to what this meeting will be about. One could presume it is about either going to a nine-game conference only schedule or a nine plus one schedule that involves one nonconference game.
Could the Big 12 actually pull a similar move to what the ACC did and add one independent for the 2020 season? Brigham Young University could potentially join for a year and reap the benefits of a full schedule giving the conference an 11-game calendar in 2020.