The Oklahoma Sooners are just three seasons into their SEC era, and their schedule has changed a lot since OU joined the conference.

Beginning this season, the league moved from eight to nine conference games per year, dropping the number of non-league games per year from four to three. The conference still requires each team to play at least one non-league game against another Power Four school in either the Big Ten, the ACC, the Big 12, or Notre Dame.

For the first two seasons of OU and Texas being in the SEC (2024 and 2025), the league put together a schedule that simply had the same opponents playing each other with the locations flipped from Year 1 to Year 2. It meant a lot of teams didn't play each other for those two years, and it meant a lot of scheduling imbalance, especially for the newcomers.

The nine-game schedule brought a new arrangement. Beginning in 2026 and running through 2029, the SEC ensured that each school would visit and host every other school once for that four-year stretch. To make that work, the league set aside three annual rivals that each school will play every year, hosting and visiting each rival twice over four years.

This is especially relevant for the Oklahoma Sooners this week, as they gear up for their third straight matchup against the Ole Miss Rebels. The SEC named Ole Miss one of OU's annual rivals, despite no history between the two schools. The Sooners have history with their other two annual opponents (Texas and Missouri), but facing Ole Miss each year raised eyebrows when the SEC made the announcement. In OU's first six years in the SEC, it'll face the Rebs six consecutive times.

Today, we'll revisit each SEC team's annual opponents, as the first of four seasons of this arrangement is well underway.

Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller (26) runs the ball as Auburn Tigers take on Alabama Crimson Tide in the Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Alabama Crimson Tide leads Auburn Tigers 17-6.
  • Auburn (The Iron Bowl)
  • Mississippi State (The Battle for Highway 82)
  • Tennessee (The Third Saturday in October)

Arkansas Razorbacks

Oct 31, 2026; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks wide receiver Antonio Jordan (19) makes a reception as Missouri Tigers cornerback Sione Laulea (2) defends during the fourth quarter at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images
  • LSU (The Battle for the Golden Boot)
  • Missouri (The Battle Line Rivalry)
  • Texas

Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers wide receiver Cam Coleman (8) catches a pass as Auburn Tigers take on Alabama Crimson Tide in the Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Auburn Tigers 27-20.
  • Alabama (The Iron Bowl)
  • Georgia (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
  • Vanderbilt

Florida Gators

Oct 31, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. (9) runs the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs during the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
  • Georgia (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)
  • Kentucky
  • South Carolina

Georgia Bulldogs

Oct 31, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) throws a pass during the second quarter against the Florida Gators at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
  • Auburn (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
  • Florida (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)
  • South Carolina

Kentucky Wildcats

Kentucky tight end Willie Rodriguez (81) makes the catch while defended by Tennessee defensive back Dejuan Lane (10) College football game between Tennessee and Kentucky on Nov. 7, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  • Florida
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee

LSU Tigers

LSU tight end Trey'Dez Green (7) carries the ball during a college football game between Ole Miss and LSU at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Ole Miss defeated LSU 32-24.
  • Arkansas (The Battle for the Golden Boot)
  • Ole Miss (The Magnolia Bowl)
  • Texas A&M

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor (1) passes the ball during a college football game between Mississippi State and Ole Miss at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. The Egg Bowl game marks the 122nd meeting between the two teams.
  • Alabama (The Battle for Highway 82)
  • Ole Miss (The Egg Bowl)
  • Vanderbilt

Missouri Tigers

Oct 31, 2026; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Austin Simmons (13) is pursued by Arkansas Razorbacks defensive lineman Quincy Rhodes Jr. (97) during the second quarter at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images
  • Arkansas (The Battle Line Rivalry)
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas A&M

Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma's John Mateer (10) looks to throw a pass in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 10, 2026.
  • Missouri
  • Ole Miss
  • Texas (The Red River Rivalry)

Ole Miss Rebels

Ole Miss wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling (1) catches the ball during a college football game between Mississippi State and Ole Miss at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State 38-19 in the Egg Bowl.
  • LSU (The Magnolia Bowl)
  • Mississippi State (The Egg Bowl)
  • Oklahoma

South Carolina Gamecocks

Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams (13) sacks South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) during the second half of a NCAA college football game against South Carolina in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Georgia won 24-14.
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky

Tennessee Volunteers

Oct 17, 2026; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Javin Gordon (6) runs against Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Zabien Brown (2) and linebacker Luke Metz (4) during the first half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images
  • Alabama (The Third Saturday in October)
  • Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt

Texas Longhorns

Oklahoma's Kip Lewis (10) chases down Texas' Arch Manning (16) in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 10, 2026.
  • Arkansas
  • Oklahoma (The Red River Rivalry)
  • Texas A&M (The Lone Star Showdown)

Texas A&M Aggies

Sep 26, 2026; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Texas A&M Aggies running back Rueben Owens II (4) runs the ball as LSU Tigers linebacker TJ Dottery (6) attempts to tackle during the second quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
  • LSU
  • Missouri
  • Texas (The Lone Star Showdown)

Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt tight end Eli Stowers (9) makes the catch under coverable by Tennessee defensive back Andre Turrentine (2) in an NCAA college football game in Nov. 29, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  • Auburn
  • Mississippi State
  • Tennessee

Notable SEC rivalries that won't be played annually from 2026 to 2029

  • Alabama-Florida
  • Alabama-Georgia
  • Alabama-LSU
  • Alabama-Ole Miss
  • Arkansas-Texas A&M (The Southwest Classic)
  • Auburn-Florida
  • Auburn-LSU
  • Auburn-Ole Miss
  • Florida-LSU
  • Florida-Tennessee
  • Georgia-Tennessee
  • Kentucky-Vanderbilt
  • LSU-Mississippi State
  • Ole Miss-Vanderbilt

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