SEC Football is taking 'cupcake' games off its November diet
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The SEC and Integrity Compliance 360 have been working together since 2018 to educate all of the conference's athletes about sports gambling. The custom-designed video that all athletes are required to view is another way to safeguard them as sports gambling grows in the United States.
LSU cornerback DJ Pickett (3) hits Louisiana Tech quarterback Trey Kukuk (2) in the second quarter on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at Tiger Stadium. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The Southeastern Conference revealed more kickoff times and TV assignments Wednesday for early season games.
The Commodores will open up the 2026 season at home at FirstBank Stadium against the Governors on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. The game will air on SEC Network+.
SEC schools must show a gambling awareness video covering sports betting, prediction markets, and integrity reporting before upcoming sports seasons.
Under the policy, every SEC student athlete must view the custom-designed gambling education video before participating in their team’s first regular season game.
That doesn’t mean that talk of potential College Football Playoff expansion won’t dominate conversation this week at the annual SEC spring meeting, which begins Tuesday at the Sandestin Hilton. The CFP grew from four to 12 teams just two years ago,
The SEC's shift to a nine-game conference schedule ends the tradition of easy late-season cupcake games that frustrated fans every November weekend.
When the Southeastern Conference or Big Ten makes a move, it’s becoming fair to assume the other will take it a step further. The SEC adds Texas and Oklahoma? The Big Ten adds USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington.
This college football season has an added degree of difficulty and toughness for the Southeastern Conference. The SEC decided last summer that it would move to a nine-game conference schedule while all 16 teams only have one bye week during the regular season.
Ever wonder how sustainable it is for SEC schools to keep spending all this money to build football rosters through revenue sharing and through NIL deals?