LEX 18 — Football schedules will look vastly different across the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2026, and the Kentucky Wildcats can now prepare accordingly. The league has released each SEC program's conference opponents for the next four seasons, as the conference prepares to shift into a nine-conference game model. For the Wildcats, that means annual matchups with Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. These opponents were selected based on traditional rivalries, competitive fairness and geography, according to the SEC. I reached out to UK for an official statement from Mitch Barnhart on the SEC moving to a 9-game schedule.