SEC SQUAD - SEC ELIMINATING Big Nonconference Games | How This Impacts Auburn

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

SEC teams face a scheduling crossroads as top programs cancel tough non-conference games—will playoff selection reward risk-averse strategies or punish elite competition? The SEC Squad debates Alabama’s scrapped Ohio State series, Texas backing out vs. Arizona State, and the growing disparity in Power 4 matchups. They question if SEC’s demanding schedule benefits its teams, spotlight Big Ten national champions’ softer paths, and explore how playoff committee decisions fuel the shift. The hosts also break down SEC coaching salaries, calling out Lane Kiffin’s payday and Eli Drinkwitz’s rising expectations, while examining hot seat scenarios for Steve Sarkisian, Lincoln Riley, and Dabo Swinney. SEC hoops heat up as Florida and Vanderbilt emerge as legit contenders, with Arkansas and Kentucky lurking as potential tournament surprises. Is parity taking over college football—and will SEC teams keep outplaying the competition despite changing incentives?

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0:00.0	More evidence of the SEC canceling future tough non-conference games.
0:04.7	Is this where we are headed in the future college football?
0:07.2	It's time to get our squad together.
0:08.8	You're talking ball with the SEC squad.
0:12.4	From Alabama to Tennessee, from Georgia to Oklahoma, from Auburn to Texas.
0:17.4	It's the local experts of the Locked On Podcast Network,
0:20.6	bringing you scoops, breakdowns,
0:22.6	and the most comprehensive preview of the upcoming SEC weekend. It's the SEC Squad and we have a
0:29.4	seat for you. Hurt feelings and thin skin are prohibited. Squad up, you're part of the SEC Squad.
0:38.7	Tap everybody. Welcome of the SEC Squad. Tap everybody, welcome into the SEC Squad.
0:41.5	Sit back, grab your favorite beverage,
0:43.2	and join us as we get you ready for another week talking all things SEC.
0:47.7	By the way, you can have your cake and drink it too.
0:49.9	Birthday cake flavor is back.
0:51.4	No fork needed vanilla cake flavor, caffeinated kick and no sugar.
0:57.1	It's party time order now at five. It's number five, our energy.com or on Amazon.
1:02.3	Let's welcome in our squad. We've got Stephen Willis from Locked on Ole Miss, Corey Burton from Locked on Vandy, Jimmy Stein from Locked on Bama, John Miller from Locked on
1:12.7	Missou. I'm Locked, I'm Chris Corey, Locked on SEC. And gents, I got a bunch of different topics
1:18.0	we want to kick around tonight, but I saw earlier this week, we got a report that Texas
1:23.0	is looking to cancel a future Home and Home series with Arizona State that is set to start
1:28.6	not until like five years from now, but we already saw this offseason.
1:32.9	Jimmy, you know, Alabama canceled a future series with West Virginia.
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