The Latest Breaking News from the Southeastern Conference

LSU Finally Backed Down, But the SEC Still Has a Problem

The Tigers’ decision to leave two former NFL players off their roster ends one fight. It does not resolve the larger questions about conference governance.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 10

All eyes turn to federal court in Alabama as SEC tries again to ban former pros from LSU roster

The Southeastern Conference is taking LSU to federal court in Alabama to prevent former NFL players from joining LSU's football team

The Independent UK · Sep 4

College Football Playoff to remain at 12 teams after SEC and Big Ten fail to agree on expansion

The College Football Playoff will remain at 12 teams after the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten couldn’t come up with a compromise for expansion

The Independent UK · Jan 23

AP Top 25: SEC grabs six of the first seven spots in rankings as Notre Dame tumbles to No. 18

After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25, a first in the 88-year history of the rankings

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024

March Madness 2024: will Caitlin Clark take Iowa all the way?

Can the UConn men go back to back? Are the South Carolina women unstoppable? Our writers pick the winners, sleepers and upsets in both NCAA tournament brackets

The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2024

The Allure of Mountain West Football

The college football landscape looks dramatically different today than it did a few years ago. As conferences like the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten grow, even Power 5 conferences like the Pac-12 are going by the wayside. What is left for the ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 24, 2023

Florida State weighs its future with ACC

Florida State leaders have made it known they are displeased with the school’s current situation in the Atlantic Coast Conference, where revenue distributions lag behind in the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 21, 2023

College football fans trashed Greg Sankey’s Sesame Street argument on why the SEC can’t be left out of the playoff

Greg Sankey says the SEC deserves a playoff spot regardless of the Georgia-Alabama result. Not so fast, my friend.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 2, 2023

Florida State Exit Watch Continues Despite ACC’s 2024 Deadline Passing

The Seminoles are expected to stay put for the 2024 season, but the conference is bracing for an attempted exit—with FSU potentially being followed by Clemson and others.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 16, 2023

Mark Story: For Kentucky football, 2023 might be the last shot at a historic SEC breakthrough

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Swimming against a mighty current of contrary opinion, I think the Southeastern Conference is making a mistake in potentially moving away from football divisions.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023