Clapbacks, Cupcakes and Chaos: 5 Things We Learned From SEC Spring Meetings

Big Ten has seized momentum — three straight national titles and a 4-0 CFP run vs the SEC — even as SEC boss Greg Sankey insists his conference is still "by far" the strongest.
The SEC offered no clear position on a proposed 24-team College Football Playoff; Sankey punted a decision to the fall, leaving expansion dependent on SEC–Big Ten agreement.
Kirby Smart suggested the SEC could "break away" if rules around NIL and governance aren’t unified — a provocative comment that reignited debate over college football’s future.