SEC announces opponents for 2025 season, reportedly eyes new start times

The SEC finalized its schedule plans for the 2025 season on Wednesday afternoon.

The SEC’s 2025 schedule will mirror its 2024 slate, with teams facing the same opponents but at opposite campus sites. This means the SEC will retain its 8-game conference model through at least the 2025 campaign.

Here are the conference opponents for each SEC team in 2025:

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— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 20, 2024

Specific dates and times for these matchups will be announced at later dates.

In the release, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said that continuing with the league’s current format will allow it to evaluate the “impact” of various changes to the college football landscape. In addition to several high-profile programs changing conferences for the 2024 season, the College Football Playoff is set to expand to 12 teams in 2024. How SEC teams are evaluated by the CFP selection committee could have an impact on the SEC’s scheduling model in 2026 and beyond.

“We continue to monitor changes across college sports as they relate to future scheduling,” Sankey said in a statement. “Continuing with our current format for the 2025 season provides additional time to understand the impact of the changes happening around us as we determine the appropriate long-term plan for SEC football scheduling.”

While the SEC is sticking with its 8-game scheduling model for another season, there are reportedly some changes coming to the league’s product in 2024 beyond its expansion additions. Per a report from 247Sports’ John Talty and Alex Scarborough, SEC Network games could start in atypical time slots beginning as soon as next season.

Per the report, a SEC Network Saturday slate could have games that start at 12:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. (all time ET) as opposed to the typical schedule of 12:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

With regards to 2024, the college football futures market is already up and running. Bet365 and several other top online sports betting apps already have regular season win totals listed for all 16 SEC programs. Georgia at +220 is currently the favorite to win the SEC title.