On Thursday, the presidents from the Southeastern Conference voted into effect a groundbreaking change for 2026. The country's toughest and deepest league has decided to implement a nine-game conference schedule starting next season.

James Franklin finally got his wish — and a challenge — after the SEC announced a move to a nine-game conference schedule.

Kentucky football is projected to be among the worst teams in the SEC in 2025. Our predictions for the Kentucky Wildcats this college football season:

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq as SEC football strength of schedule rankings for 2025 season. Left out of the national championship for the last two seasons, the SEC is eager to reclaim its mantle as the most dominant conference in college football in 2025.

The SEC will implement a nine-game conference schedule for college football starting with the 2026 season, the conference announced Thursday.

College football gets started with Week 0 on Saturday. How will the season unfold? We provide our record projections for all 136 teams.

The Arch Manning show begins for the Longhorns, who are seeking an SEC title after coming ever so close in their first season in the conference.