What will the Texas Longhorns 2026 schedule look like after the SEC's decision to add a ninth annual conference game?

The SEC is making the right decision to preserve at least three permanent opponents per school in this new nine-game model. The conference's motto is literally "It just means more" so it would be pretty hypocritical to toss traditional rivalries in the name of staying relevant in the eyes of the College Football Playoff committee.

The SEC announced Thursday that it will move to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, a historical change that ends the eight-game slate each team in the lea