Arizona State football and head coach Kenny Dillingham are attempting to make a foray into regular national relevance after impressing the nation in a narrow Peach Bowl loss to national powehouse Texas earlier this year.

Texas A&M's 2025 SEC schedule will start with back-to-back home matchups against Auburn and Mississippi State, and if the Aggies can get past UTSA, Utah State, and Notre Dame on the road, the Aggies have a real shot at starting 5-0 before hosting Florida and QB DJ Lagway.

SEC athletic directors adopted a nine-game conference football schedule starting with the 2026-27 season, the league announced Thursday. The development comes as the CFP is set to implement new metrics in 2025 that place greater emphasis on strength of schedule,

Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson believes the SEC's move to nine conference games will help further discussions around the College Football Playoff format.

SEC set to add ninth conference football game in 2026. LSU has two non-conference games already scheduled in 2026 against Clemson and McNeese State. It will need to add one more opponent to fill out its schedule.

The SEC will play a nine-game conference schedule starting in 2026, the league said Thursday, a historic move it's been considering for years. The decision was approved by the SEC's presidents and chancellors after a recommendation by the athletic directors in the conference.

The change was approved by conference presidents and chancellors. It previously had been recommended by league athletic directors.

The SEC is moving to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, ending a yearslong debate and potentially easing a path toward another College Football Playoff expansion.

Ole Miss has turned into a recruiting powerhouse under Lane Kiffin, consistently bringing in a top 25 recruiting class. Their 2025 class is the 16th best in the country, according to 247Sports. When Kiffin wants a recruit, more often than not, he gets them.