“Playing nine Southeastern Conference games, and 10 Power Four games out of 12 contests per year, obviously gives our loyal Auburn fans more SEC football to watch, but at the same time ensures that long-standing regional rivalries are maintained,” Cohen said in the statement.

As another member of the Manning family takes center stage in the SEC, there are job security questions about half the league’s head coaches.

Big Ten football has come in second behind the Southeastern Conference in power rankings published by CBS Sports.

Here's what the Crimson Tide's athletics director had to say about the SEC's move to a nine-game conference football schedule.

SEC athletic directors are moving closer to adopting a nine-game conference football schedule, sources told CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello. The development comes as the College Football Playoff will implement new metrics in 2025 that place greater emphasis on strength of schedule,