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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.
- The Southeastern Conference has lost its dominance in college football, failing to reach the title game since Georgia's back-to-back championships and receiving no first-place votes in The Associated Press preseason poll.
- SEC coaches agreed to daunting schedules expecting a 16 or 24-team playoff expansion that never materialized, while the league navigates its largest coaching turnover in history with six new head coaches including Lane Kiffin at LSU.
- Star power provides hope that the SEC can challenge the Big Ten's national title reign, with Texas quarterback Arch Manning and South Carolina's Dylan Stewart among players expected to make significant impact.
- SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey argues the league offers the most demanding weekly competition, yet the conference's 5-8 record in recent College Football Playoffs, including losses by Alabama and Tennessee, suggests vulnerability.
- Betting markets favor Georgia and Texas to win the SEC title, though both teams face a difficult path to the College Football Playoff through the expanded 12-team postseason tournament.
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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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