Once again, the SEC football is moving closer to a nine-game conference schedule. And once again, even with momentum building, it’s not a done deal. The conference has seemed close to this move for years,

Sankey was in New Orleans as part of a multi-day summit between the SEC and Big Ten regarding a number of issues surrounding the sport. He told Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports that while the 9-game schedule continues to be a point of discussion, no decision has been reached on whether to expand from the current 8-game format.

Greg Sankey knows the SEC has influence but for how much longer if it doesn't adapt to modern scheduling realities in college football?