The Bulldogs already knew who their three annual opponents would be, but also learned Tuesday night who their SEC opponents will be for the rest of the decade.
We already knew Mississippi State’s three annual SEC opponents, but now it’s been made official.
On Tuesday, the SEC released the full list of annual opponents for all 16 member schools as part of its move to a nine-game schedule.
As expected, the Bulldogs will face Alabama, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt every season. In addition, their full SEC slates for the next four years have been set (though exact dates and order will come later):
2026
– Alabama
– Vanderbilt
– at Ole Miss
– Auburn
– Missouri
– Oklahoma
– at LSU
– at South Carolina
– at Texas
2027
– at Alabama
– at Vanderbilt
– Ole Miss
– Arkansas
– Florida
– Texas A&M
– at Georgia
– at Kentucky
– at Tennessee
2028
– Alabama
– Vanderbilt
– at Ole Miss
– LSU
– South Carolina
– Texas
– at Auburn
– at Missouri
– at Oklahoma
2029
– at Alabama
– at Vanderbilt
– Ole Miss
– Georgia
– Kentucky
– Tennessee
– at Arkansas
– at Florida
– at Texas A&M
Under the new format, each SEC program will play every other school at least once every two years, and both home and away over a four-year cycle. Naturally, the Egg Bowl against Ole Miss is still locked in for the final week of the regular season.
It’s far too early to label any of these schedules as easier or harder—things change quickly in the SEC. A year ago, no one would’ve predicted Mississippi State sitting at 4-0 or Texas struggling to stay in the playoff race.
Still, fans will no doubt overanalyze the schedules, even as the ink on them is barely dry.
Everybody take a breath. By 2027, Kentucky might be a powerhouse while Alabama could look more like it did during the Mike Shula years. Sure, that’s a stretch—but fast forward to 2029 and maybe Kentucky has moved on from Mark Stoops, retooled its program, and emerged as a real contender.
And who’s to say Vanderbilt maintains its current edge once Diego Pavia departs after this season?
The truth is, none of us can say for certain whether these next four years of SEC matchups will turn out to be good or bad.
Right now, they’re simply what they are.
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