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We'll learn specific dates for Texas' 2026 SEC matchups next week

Joe Cookby: Joe Cook15 hours agojosephcook89

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced Thursday that the full 2026 SEC schedule, including game dates, will be announced next week.

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The announcement show will be on Thursday, December 11 at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network in a two-hour special.

The 2026 SEC Championship will be on December 5, 2026 on ABC.

The 2026 season is the first for the league with a nine-game conference schedule. According to the league and to ESPN, “each school will play three annual opponents and each team’s remaining six games will rotate among the remaining conference schools. Schools must also annually schedule at least one additional high-quality non-conference game from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 or Notre Dame. Additionally, each team will face every other SEC program at least once every two years and every opponent home and away in four years.”

Texas’ protected annual rivals are Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

The SEC previously announced 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029 opponents for Texas in September.

2026

  • Arkansas
  • Oklahoma (Dallas)
  • at Texas A&M
  • Florida
  • Mississippi State
  • Ole Miss
  • at LSU
  • at Missouri
  • at Tennessee

2027

  • at Arkansas
  • Oklahoma (Dallas)
  • Texas A&M
  • Auburn
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • at Alabama
  • at South Carolina
  • at Vanderbilt

2028

  • Arkansas
  • Oklahoma (Dallas)
  • at Texas A&M
  • LSU
  • Missouri
  • Tennessee
  • at Florida
  • at Mississippi State
  • at Ole Miss

2029

  • at Arkansas
  • Oklahoma (Dallas)
  • Texas A&M
  • Alabama
  • South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt
  • at Auburn
  • at Georgia
  • at Kentucky

Texas will also have a three-game non-conference slate at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium that includes Texas State on September 5, Ohio State on September 12, and UTSA on September 19. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said Wednesday that his team will honor the home-and-home with the Buckeyes and also Michigan in light of the controversy surrounding Texas’ College Football Playoff standing at 9-3. The Longhorns have made it clear they feel as if they are being punished for playing Ohio State in non-conference play while other contenders faced lighter competition outside their league slate.

Texas is idle this week and awaits the results of the College Football Playoff selection show, which will air on Sunday starting at 11 a.m. Central.

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