We now know what the SEC scheme will look like if the conference has a fall football season in 2020.
The conference on Monday released its 10-game conference-only schedule. And, in true SEC fashion, that release was drawn to dramatic effect. The conference published Monday afternoon the 26th September Week 1 matchups ahead of the full schedule at 7pm ET Monday night.
Group 1 of this week’s matchups is marked by LSU starting their search for another national title at home against Mississippi State, now coached by Mike Leach. Alabama, after missing the College Football Playoffs for the first time in the lineup’s history, will open the game on its way to Missouri. In addition, Tenure of Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss will begin with a home game against Florida.
The SEC announced July 30 that it planned to play a 10-game, only conference schedule that would begin on September 26. Since then, the Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled their fall seasons entirely due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the SEC, along with the ACC and Big 12, shot forward. The conference, which typically features an eight-game schedule, added two SEC games to each team’s schedule on August 7th.
Iron Bowl is not the last week of the season
The SEC decided to hold its annual rivalry week during Thanksgiving weekend. That’s remarkable because the last week of the season is December. 5. Auburn and Alabama will play each other on November 28, while LSU Texas A&M will play and other rivals will be played as they typically are in the final week of the regular season.
LSU and Alabama play each other on Nov. 14. Both teams have an off week prior to the game as they normally do. The annual Florida and Georgia game is scheduled for Nov. 7 in Jacksonville.
The SEC title game is scheduled for Dec. 19. That’s one day ahead of the College Football Playoff selection program. Assuming there is a playoff.
The SEC will release its entire college football schedule for 2020 on Monday night. (AP Photo / John Bazemore, file)
Full schedule of 2020
26 sept
Alabama, Missouri
Florida by Ole Miss
Georgia in Arkansas
Kentucky in Auburn
Mississippi State by LSU
Tennessee in South Carolina
Vanderbilt by Texas A&M
Oct 3
Texas A&M in Alabama
Arkansas by Mississippi State
Auburn near Georgia
South Carolina in Florida
Ole Miss in Kentucky
LSU by Vanderbilt
Missouri, Tennessee
Oct 10
Alabama by Ole Miss
Arkansas by Auburn
Florida by Texas A&M
Tennessee in Georgia
Mississippi State in Kentucky
Missouri at LSU
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Oct 17
Georgia near Alabama
Ole Miss in Arkansas
Auburn near South Carolina
LSU in Florida
Kentucky in Tennessee
Texas A&M in Mississippi State
Vanderbilt in Missouri
Oct 24
Alabama, Tennessee
Auburn by Ole Miss
Missouri, Florida
Georgia in Kentucky
South Carolina at LSU
Oct 31
Mississippi State in Alabama
Arkansas by Texas A&M
LSU in Auburn
Kentucky in Missouri
Ole Miss by Vanderbilt
Nov 7
Tennessee in Arkansas
Florida vs. Georgia
Vanderbilt in Mississippi State
Texas A&M in South Carolina
Nov 14
Alabama by LSU
Arkansas in Florida
Auburn by Mississippi State
Georgia in Missouri
Vanderbilt in Florida
South Carolina by Ole Miss
Texas A&M in Tennessee
Nov 21
Kentucky in Alabama
LSU in Arkansas
Tennessee by Auburn
Florida by Vanderbilt
Mississippi State in Georgia
Ole Miss by Texas A&M
Missouri, South Carolina
Nov 28
Auburn by Alabama
Arkansas in Missouri
Kentucky in Florida
Georgia, South Carolina
LSU by Texas A&M
Mississippi State by Ole Miss
Tennessee by Vanderbilt
Dec 5
Alabama in Arkansas
Texas A&M in Auburn
Florida, Tennessee
Vanderbilt in Georgia
South Carolina in Kentucky
Ole Miss by LSU
Missouri in Mississippi State
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