SEC coaches say they feel 'misled' after voting to make their conference schedules harder

The SEC has, for years, enjoyed a significant non-conference schedule advantage over its competitors in college football.

The former iteration of the Pac-12 played nine conference games, as does the current Big Ten. The Big 12 is requiring its teams to play nine conference opponents. But until now, the SEC allowed its schools to play just eight. Four non-conference games, eight against other SEC opponents.

Some schools took advantage of this by giving themselves a "free" win with that extra non-conference game.