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SEC considers 14-week schedule with two bye weeks

Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs could have two off weeks during the season in the future.
Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs could have two off weeks during the season in the future.
By Seth Emerson
May 31, 2017

DESTIN, Fla. — The SEC and its football coaches discussed the possibility on Tuesday of going to a 14-week season every year, with an eye on giving teams two bye weeks per season.

Some years there are two bye weeks anyway, based on the calendar, but most of the time every team only gets one bye week. The current discussion revolves around making it more permanent.

It would involve moving up the season, as the SEC championship and National Football Playoff selection appears locked into the first weekend in December.

The potential new calendar discussed with coaches and athletics directors, according to commissioner Greg Sankey.

“We’ll see where that lands,” Sankey said.

The meetings last until Friday, when the presidents meet and vote.

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