- SEC moves to a nine‑game conference slate for 2026, with a run of marquee matchups “from Athens to Dallas to Tuscaloosa” kicking off in early September and wrapping with the SEC Championship on Dec. 5.
- Games will be on ABC, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU and the SEC Network (select nonconference games on FOX); you can stream many matchups on the ESPN app/SEC Network Plus (and use an antenna for free ABC broadcasts).
- Offseason storylines to watch: Keelon Russell reportedly won Alabama’s QB job, Nebraska tabbed transfer Anthony Colandrea as its Week 1 starter, and TE Dae’Quan Wright cleared a path to LSU — plenty of chatter for game day talk.
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