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The SEC will adopt a nine-game conference schedule starting next season, featuring three permanent rivals for each team.

While many historic rivalries are preserved, the annual Alabama vs. LSU and Florida vs. Tennessee games are not part of the initial four-year plan.

The conference will revisit and potentially update the assigned rivalries every four years to maintain flexibility.

Rivalries have been assigned for the SEC’s nine-game scheduling format , which will debut next season and bring the conference more in line with other members of the Power Four.

Each member will have three permanent rivals and six rotating opponents for the next four years, when the SEC will revisit and potentially update the annual rivalries.

Under the new format, members will face e

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