SEC football will kick off a first-of-its-kind season with four games in four days starting on Thursday night.
The additions of Texas and Oklahoma make it a 16-team race for the top two spots in the league and placement in the SEC Championship Game.
The East and West Divisions, created in 1992 when Arkansas and South Carolina joined the league, are no longer in place.
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The winner of the SEC Championship Game will most surely secure one of four byes in the newly-expanded 12-team playoff.
Four of the top five ranked conference champions get that CFP first-round pass, while the lowest ranked league champ (likely Group of Five school) will be seeded where it finished in the CFP standings, or at No. 12.
It’s a new-look season to be sure, with more prominent transfers in place across the league, and NIL dealings more visible than ever before.
And yet, the main attraction remains largely the same between the sidelines with the bands playing, school traditions held high.
Here’s a look at the SEC’s opening week games, along with some picks:
Opening Week SEC Games
Thursday
UA-Pine Bluff at Arkansas (-49.5), 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
The pick: Arkansas 62, UA-Pine Bluff 3
Murray State at Missouri (-47.5), 8 p.m., SEC Network
The pick: Missouri 49, Murray State 7
Friday
Temple at Oklahoma (-41.5), 7 p.m., ESPN
The pick: Oklahoma 53, Temple 7
Saturday
Clemson vs. Georgia (-13.5), Noon, ABC
The pick: Georgia 34, Clemson 20
Virginia Tech (-13.5) at Vanderbilt, Noon, ESPN
The pick: Virginia Tech 37, Vanderbilt 24
Chattanooga at Tennessee (-41.5), 12:45 p.m., SEC Network
The pick: Tennessee 63, Chattanooga 10
Miami (-2.5) at Florida, 3:30 p.m., ABC
The pick: Miami 30, Florida 27
Colorado State at Texas (-35.5), 3:30 p.m., ESPN
The pick: Texas 34, Colorado State 10
Old Dominion at South Carolina (-17.5), 4:15 p.m., SEC Network
The pick: South Carolina 34, Old Dominion 10
E. Kentucky at Mississippi State (-29.5), 6 p.m., SEC-plus
The pick: Mississippi State 47, E. Kentucky 10
W. Kentucky at Alabama (-31.5), 7 p.m., ESPN
The pick: Alabama 45, W. Kentucky 10
Furman at Ole Miss (-42.5), 7 p.m. SEC-plus
The pick: Ole Miss 40, Furman 7
Notre Dame at Texas A&M (-1.5), 7:30 p.m., ABC
The pick: Texas A&M 27, Notre Dame 24
Alabama A&M at Auburn (-49.5), 7:30 p.m., SEC-plus
The pick: Auburn 67, Alabama A&M 10
Southern Miss at Kentucky (-23.5), 7:45 p.m., SEC Network
The pick: Kentucky 34, Southern Miss 10
Sunday
LSU (-6.5) vs. Southern Cal (Las Vegas), 7:30 p.m., ABC
The pick: LSU 27, Southern Cal 24
