2 weeks Ago By Andrew Powell
We reportedly have some drama poppin’ off in the SEC! When we were approaching the kickoff of the 2024 college football season, not a lot of people were talking about the cupcake schedule of the Texas Longhorns . Fast forward to this point in the campaign, with College Football Playoff and bowl bids now starting to get chalked up, and things have changed in flying colors. Texas joining the Southeastern Conference was an exciting time for the realm of college football, but there was one problem with all of the hype: nobody actually examined Texas’ schedule and realized how easy it was.
The Longhorns didn’t see their first SEC road game of the campaign until their most recent one when they played Vanderbilt in Nashville. Yes, a whopping nine weeks into the season, the eighth contest on their schedule. On top of that, Texas has already had its first bye week, which adds a little bit more irritation towards Texas’ opps in the SEC.
(RELATED: Miami Cracks Top 5 In AP Top 25 Poll For First Time Since 2017; Notre Dame Shoots Up To No. 8) According to a report from USA Today’s Matt Hayes , the Longhorns have “more than a handful” of them, as a load of athletic directors in the conference are “furious” at their soft schedule. And it’s not just AD’s, coaches are “livid” too, per Hayes.
“If you think the league’s athletic directors aren’t happy about the gift road to the SEC championship game, the conference coaches are livid,” wrote Hayes. “I spoke to three coaches this week, and each not only confirmed the rift about the laughable schedule given to Texas in its inaugural season, but each also made sure to text Georgia coach Kirby Smart and thank him for making it perfectly clear that Texas may be a member of the conference — but Texas hasn’t come close to experiencing the conference.” Now at @USATODAY : It’s Oct.
25 and Texas still hasn’t played a true SEC road game. The first of the season is tomorrow — at Vanderbilt. Many in the league aren’t happy about it.
https://t.co/AD8kJIUFCM — Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) October 25, 2024 Texas ‘ only legitimate opponent that’s in the top-tier was Georgia at home. Mix that in with what we’ve already discussed, and where are the athletic directors and coaches wrong?.
