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SEC desperate to end 3-year championship drought. Will Alabama, Georgia, LSU or Texas come through?
Georgia, Texas, Alabama and LSU lead the race as the SEC faces a tougher playoff path with a nine-game conference schedule.
- For the first time since 2015, no Southeastern Conference team received a first-place vote in The Associated Press preseason poll, underscoring the league's decline after failing to reach the College Football Playoff title game.
- SEC coaches face daunting schedules alongside the largest coaching turnover in league history, with six new head coaches including Lane Kiffin at LSU now leading programs in 2026.
- Star power provides hope the SEC can challenge the Big Ten's three-year national title reign, with Texas quarterback Arch Manning and South Carolina's Dylan Stewart among emerging standouts.
- SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said last month the league creates "the most demanding sets of football schedules in all of college football," yet the conference's 5-8 record in recent playoffs suggests vulnerability.
- Betting markets favor Georgia and Texas to win the SEC title, though both teams must navigate the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff to reach the championship game.
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SEC desperate to end 3-year championship drought; will Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana State or Texas come through?
Blame Alabama and Georgia. Point fingers at Auburn, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, too. The Southeastern Conference, once the most dominant league in the land, lost its stranglehold on college football over the last three years.
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SEC desperate to end 3-year championship drought - Now Georgia
FILE - Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) runs against Alabama during the second half of a Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game in Atlanta, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) Blame Alabama and Georgia. Point fingers at Auburn, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, too. The Southeastern Conference, once the most dominant league in the land, lost its stranglehold on college football over the last th…
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