Media reacts to the SEC scheduling news for 2020

The SEC made its scheduling decision Thursday afternoon following a meeting with school presidents. The SEC will have a 10-game conference-only season that will start on September 26 and will end December 19 with the SEC Championship Game.

The conference made its decision following the ACC announcing a conference-only schedule for 2020, too, Wednesday. The Big Ten and Pac-12 announced that same decision a few weeks prior. The Big 12 still hasn’t made its final decision.

Following the SEC scheduling news, media members reacted to the news.

BREAKING: #SEC presidents have adopted a plan to play a 10-game, conference-only schedule this fall, sources told @SINow.

League approved kickoff date is Sept. 26. Particulars on the schedule (the two additional games & locations) are unclear for now.

SEC title game Dec. 19.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 30, 2020

More time for fall weddings! https://t.co/1yDX3nYwis

— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) July 30, 2020

Reaffirms what we reported yesterday: no end-of-season ACC-SEC rivalry games. No LSU-Texas. No Oklahoma-Tennessee. Etc. https://t.co/SD8gr6fMju

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) July 30, 2020

WOW …

I definitely did not have SEC in the pool of which conference would delay its season the farthest (so far). https://t.co/S4eI4Dnc8U

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 30, 2020

Is the Big 12 really going to open its season four weeks before the SEC?

I’d believe anything at this point.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 30, 2020

SEC champ will have 13 days to prepare for its CFP semifinal. https://t.co/FGXxZY3N0j

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 30, 2020

It appears the Georgia-Georgia Tech game, played continuously since 1925, is not happening in 2020. https://t.co/y66t0VzR5n

— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) July 30, 2020

There will be no Florida-Florida State football game this season with the SEC going to a conference-only 10-game schedule.

— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) July 30, 2020

I might be reading this totally wrong, but it seems silly to push the start of the SEC football season back by weeks. If you’re going to plow ahead and try to play this fall, start ASAP and give yourself some flexibility for when games are inevitably cancelled.

— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) July 30, 2020

SEC’s decision was explained to me this way.
Expecting a possible spike in cases when students return to campus means the season needs to be delayed to give best chance to start. The delay eliminates room for nonconference games.

— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) July 30, 2020