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The SEC Championship Game will end after Dec. 5 as the playoff grows to 24 teams
The SEC title game ends as the playoff doubles its field
- 35th
- and final SEC Championship Game, on Dec. 5
- 24
- playoff teams beginning in 2027, up from 12
- 8
- top seeds get first-round byes
Source: WTOC
If you follow the SEC, this one's a milestone. The conference announced Monday that this season's SEC Championship Game will be its last. It's set for Dec. 5 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The College Football Playoff grows from 12 to 24 teams beginning in 2027.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was in Savannah the same night. He spoke at the Savannah Quarterback Club on Monday, sat down exclusively with WJCL 22 about the changes and helped recognize local high school football standouts. At Coaches Corner in Thunderbolt, Bulldogs fan Mike Scott liked ending the title game but was cooler on the bigger playoff.
“I don't particularly like it. I understand it.”
Mike Scott, Georgia Bulldogs fan at Coaches Corner in Thunderbolt
- Power Four conference champions get automatic playoff spots
- First two playoff rounds are played on campus
- Georgia Dome hosted the title game for 23 straight years
The SEC title game ends before the first 24-team playoff
- 1992The first SEC Championship Game is played.
- Dec. 5The 35th and final SEC Championship Game is scheduled at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- 2027The College Football Playoff expands from 12 to 24 teams.
- Jan. 2028The first 24-team national championship game is scheduled in New Orleans.
Source: WTOC
