SEC to reveal nine-game schedules next week with annual opponents to be reviewed every four years

The SEC will reveal its nine-game schedule for all conference teams in football for the 2026 season on Tuesday, sources have confirmed to CBS Sports. The move from an eight- to nine-game schedule was announced in August.

All 16 SEC teams will have three permanent rivals on the schedule, but with a twist: those three opponents will be reviewed every four years, leaving the possibility of further scheduling changes beyond 2030, sources said. The three opponents will be referred to as "annual opponents" and not as "permanent opponents" because of the potential for changes beyond the four-year review.

The SEC is expected to reveal the schedule for its 16 members in primetime Tuesday on the SEC Network, sources said.

Most athletic directors across the SEC have not yet been told which teams w