Brian Kelly: SEC coaches favor adding nonconference game vs Big Ten opponent

May 29, 2025

By Heather Dinich, ESPN: LSU‘s Brian Kelly on Wednesday said SEC coaches favor adding one nonconference game against a Big Ten opponent in a scheduling agreement, but they “need a partner” to do it.

“We want to compete against the Big Ten,” Kelly said, following the last day of coaches meetings at the annual SEC spring meetings. “Look, the Big Ten right now holds it on the SEC. They won the last two national championships. That’s the reality of it. We want to get challenged in that regard, and we’d like to be able to get that done.

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'Wish of the room': SEC coaches want to play B1G

LSU's Brian Kelly said "the wish of the room" among SEC coaches is to add a game vs. a Big Ten opponent in a scheduling agreement, but they "need a partner" to do it.

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