There will be no more ducking and dodging when it comes to scheduling in the Southeastern Conference. The newly adapted 9-game schedule will see to that. In addition to three permanent opponents, every team in the league will face every other team in the league at least once home and away every four years.

After four years, the SEC will re-evaluate the three permanent opponents so that could change starting in 2030. For now, the SEC portion of every schedule is set.

Florida’s permanent opponents will be Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky. The Gators will get South Carolina, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Oklahoma at home next year with away games at Kentucky, Auburn, Missouri and Texas. Due to the revamping of Ever Bank Stadium in Jacksonville, the Florida-Georgia game will be played in Atlanta in 2026 and in Tampa in 2027.

2026 Florida SEC schedule

Home: South Carolina, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma

Away: Kentucky, Auburn, Missouri, Texas

Neutral: Georgia (in Atlanta)

Non-conference

Home: Florida Atlantic, Campbell

Away: Florida State

2027 Florida SEC schedule

Home: Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M

Away: South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi State, Tennessee

Neutral: Georgia (in Tampa)

Non-conference

Home: Florida State, South Alabama, Charleston Southern

2028 Florida SEC schedule

Home: South Carolina, Auburn, Missouri, Texas

Away: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma

Neutral: Georgia (in Jacksonville)

Non-conference

Home: Furman, Colorado

Away: Florida State

2029 Florida SEC schedule

Home: Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi State, Tennessee

Away: South Carolina, Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M

Neutral: Georgia (Jacksonville)

Non-conference

Home: Florida State

Away: Colorado

Permanent opponents for each team

Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State

Arkansas: LSU, Missouri, Texas

Auburn: Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt

Georgia: Florida, Auburn, South Carolina

Kentucky: Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina

LSU: Ole Miss, Arkansas, Texas A&M

Mississippi State: Alabama, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt

Missouri: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M

Oklahoma: Texas, Ole Miss, Missouri

Ole Miss: Mississippi State, LSU, Oklahoma

South Carolina: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky

Tennessee: Alabama, Kentucky, Vanderbilt

Texas: Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma

Texas A&M: Texas, LSU, Missouri

Vanderbilt: Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State

COUNTDOWN TO FIRING DAY: September 24, 2025

Extinct species list

Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State: Gone unceremoniously after 21 years. The school prez says it’s in the best interests of the school. Texas State coach GJ Kinne and Texas A&M OC Collin Klein are getting early mention.

Brent Pry, Virginia Tech: South Florida coach Alex Golesh is moving to the top of the list.

Deshaun Foster, UCLA: A lot of former UCLA players are very upset about this. This could be messy.

On life support

Billy Napier, Florida: Consensus is it’s a matter of when not if, particularly since the Gators have scored only one touchdown in each of their three losses. The problem is when is the time right? After Texas? After A&M? Do the powers that be allow him to coach out the season?

Joe Moorhead, Akron: He’s a fine offensive coordinator. Not such a good head coach. He’s 9-31 at Akron and may have trouble winning more than one more game.

David Braun, Northwestern: His record isn’t all that bad (1-2 this year, 13-15 overall), but the next two games are the only winnable games remaining on the schedule.

Derek Mason, Middle Tennessee: The schedule is soft but the Raiders are 1-3 and they need seven wins for Mason to feel safe.

Endangered species list

Sam Pittman, Arkansas: The Hogs can score points but they can’t stop anyone with a decent offense. If Notre Dame blows Arkansas out of the stadium Saturday, the powers that be might be motivated to make a move. A lot of boosters would like to turn the program over to Bobby Petrino.

Trent Dilfer, UAB: The Blazers are 2-2 and there are four winnable games left on the schedule. At 6-6 Trent will be safe. Former Gator Jalen Kitna is his QB. He’s averaging 314 passing yards per game.

Mark Stoops, Kentucky: He’s the winningest coach in school history but a 4-8 last year and probably something similar this year isn’t resonating well with the fan base. He probably gets one more year to right the ship.

Luke Fickell, Wisconsin: He was supposed to win big but he’s spinning his wheels. They are accustomed to winning and competing for the Big Ten title.

Justin Wilcox, California: The Bears are 3-1 so far. They need six or seven wins because Wilcox has had a losing record five straight seasons.