Would you have expected anything else — and anything less — from the SEC? Would you have expected SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey to concede any ground or give up any leverage in the pursuit of College Football Playoff berths or national championships?
No. The SEC always plays for keeps. “It Just Means More” is a very real statement of the SEC’s hunger for football success. This hunger was affirmed on Thursday, when the SEC approved an eight-game conference schedule for 2024, the first year in which Oklahoma and Texas will compete in the conference.
Why is this such a cutthroat move, and what must USC and Lincoln Riley take from this turn of events? We’ll break it all down below, with help from our friends at Sooners Wire, who are discussing this story at their site: