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On Tuesday night, the SEC is set to announce its list of permanent annual opponents as part of the new nine-game schedule format. The three annual opponents for each conference team will be revealed on a special that will air on the SEC Network and ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET.

However, the league has been scooped. On Monday, On3's Chris Low reported the full list of fixed opponents as the league is set to introduce its nine-game format. Every SEC team will face three permanent opponents and three rotating ones, with matchups against every other league team being played every two years, with a home-and-home every four years.

The revealed annual rivalries include some games we all expected to appear. Florida-Georgia remains an annual rivalry, as does the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the Iron Bowl between Auburn and Alabama. The Tigers' historic rivalry with the Bulldogs also remains, while the Crimson Tide will still face Tennessee for the foreseeable future.

However, there have also been some long-time rivalries neglected by the new format. Tennessee's long-time annual rivalries against Florida and Georgia will now only be played sporadically. Meanwhile, the Gators' rivalry against LSU, which has been played annually since 1971, has also been put on pause.

LSU will also no longer play Alabama annually in spite of the fact that it has now become one of the more compelling rivalry series in the modern SEC.

There are sure to be some ruffled feathers with this schedule announcement, but it does preserve most of the must-have rivalries in the league as the SEC embraces its 16-team setup and the new era of college football.

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Reporting by Tyler Nettuno, College Sports Wire / College Sports Wire

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