SEC football going to nine conference games? Wait! Here's a better idea

We’re doing this again. SEC brass are debating whether to go to a nine-game conference schedule, up from eight, for the 2026 season. The SEC has considered adding a ninth conference game for more than a dozen years but never before made the move. Commissioner Greg Sankey wants an additional conference game, but some within the league are hesitant, wondering if adding another tough game is worth the risk of a loss that could damage postseason hopes. On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams go inside the debate and offer the upsides and downsides of an additional conference game. Toppmeyer offers a bold scheduling idea that involves the SEC staying at eight conference games. Later in the episode, a ranking of the SEC's top four national championship contenders in men's basketball.