Now that the SEC has adopted a new scheduling model, teams in the league will play at least 10 Power 4 opponents each year. Purdue will play 11 from 2026-28.

With an additional conference game, SEC schools might look to cancel future matchups against Big 12 opponents.

With talk about future SEC schedules, future Big Ten Playoff guarantees, and future headaches in the ACC, it might be a little easy to lose sight of the tree at the forefront of the forest. College football is back.

A 247Sports survey ranked the University of Georgia third for best college football tailgate experiences, with the rest of the top ten largely dominated by SEC teams. That passion for pregame rituals runs deep and tailgating has a long history, stretching back more than a century.

With another college football season set to begin on Saturday, here is one burning question each Power Four league must answer this fall.

The SEC has been loud about its desire to adjust the criteria of the CFP after 9-3 Alabama was left out of the field for 11-2 SMU last season. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has spoken on multiple occasions about the desire to further emphasize strength of schedule, a move that he believes would help his conference.

The baton for the top conference in the country has been passed begrudgingly to the Big Ten. Sorry, SEC, you can't boast two consecutive national champions without getting that honor, and that's what your northern rivals currently boast.