According to Yahoo Sports college football reporter Pete Thamel, at least five SEC coaches are frustrated with how the SEC chose the two additional opponents added to each team’s conference-only schedule released last week.
So much so, that in a call between the SEC and coaches on Thursday, sources stated the conversation became contentious.
Sources: The SEC coaches call on Thursday became contentious. At least five SEC coaches expressed frustration over the lack of transparency regarding the inability to produce a "formula" for how the two additional league opponents were chosen.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 14, 2020
The SEC’s revised 2020 schedule included two additional SEC opponents added to each team’s schedule and some programs seemed to benefit more than others.
For example, Georgia added Arkansas and Mississippi State from the West, while Missouri added LSU and Alabama.
Missouri, new coach and all, will have to face two of the top-five programs in the country on top of eight more league games.
The rest of the schedules – besides maybe Arkansas who added Georgia and Florida from the East – are mostly balanced, so It will be interesting to see if reports of contention between the league and its coaches escalate or if things are stifled right before play starts in September.