College · College Football · published 2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00 · via On3

Klatt: Big Ten, SEC scheduling deal could follow 24-team playoff approval

FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt indicated that the Big Ten and SEC may have a scheduling arrangement ready to announce once a 24-team playoff is approved. The deal would address non-conference scheduling for power-conference teams.

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The report connects two prominent college football questions: whether the postseason will expand to 24 teams and how major conferences schedule non-conference games. According to the summary, FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt suggested the Big Ten and SEC could have a scheduling arrangement ready to announce after a 24-team playoff is approved. The described deal would focus on non-conference scheduling for power-conference teams. No further terms, timing, or participants were provided.

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If such an arrangement emerges, it could affect student-athletes through travel and scheduling demands, fans through the matchups they see, and schools through revenue and planning decisions. It may also influence opportunities for smaller programs that depend on non-conference games against power-conference opponents. Since the report gives no terms, these effects remain possible rather than established.

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