Texas, Oklahoma join up to form 16-team SEC this season
Will Kirby Smart and Georgia hoist the SEC championship trophy for the second time in three years in 2024? It’s a new era in the SEC, but the same team is once again favored to win the conference championship.
Georgia was also the pick by 12 of 14 football information directors in 2023, though Alabama — which was picked to win the title every year from 2013-22 — ultimately beat the Bulldogs in the SEC championship. The SEC football report switched this year from soliciting outside voting to being conducted internally.
Oklahoma and Texas are new this year to the SEC, which has also done away with the East-West divisional format in place since 1992. Going forward, the top two teams in the overall conference standings will advance to the SEC championship game at season’s end. Texas also boasts a standout returning quarterback in Quinn Ewers, and welcome Alabama transfers Isaiah Bond and Amari Niblack to the receiving corps. The Longhorns must replace star All-America defensive tackles Byron Murphy and T’Vondre Sweat, as well as star running back Jonathan Brooks and receiver Xavier Worthy, among others.
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