The SEC announced its full conference slate for the 2026 season on Thursday evening.
Opponents and locations have long been known for each program’s 9 conference games, but now dates have been finalized as well. With those details set, the SEC Network desk discussed which SEC teams have the hardest schedules next fall.
The panel of Gene Chizik, Roman Harper, Cole Cublic and Dari Nowkhah all came up with different answers.
Chizik chose Mizzou, citing that 4 teams from this year’s CFP are on the Tigers’ schedule for next season. The Tigers also have a road game against Kansas in a rivalry game and they will also host Texas in November.
Harper made the case for Auburn. Alex Golesh will have a gauntlet of road games to get through in Year 1 as Auburn will make trips to Tennessee, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Alabama. The Tigers also play Baylor in a neutral-site game that will be played in Atlanta.
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Cubelic selected Texas for his pick. The Longhorns will play Ohio State in nonconference action before taking on Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri, LSU and Texas A&M away from home. Texas also hosts difficult opponents like Florida and Ole Miss.
Nowkhah went with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs will see Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Texas and Ole Miss next season, among other challenges.
Here’s a clip of the discussion on SEC Network:
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
