Shocked. Stunned. Flabbergasted.

The Alabama -LSU football series, which hasn't skipped a year since 1963, will be an annual game no longer . And I had to read it twice to believe it.

USA TODAY Sports has confirmed which three opponents each SEC school will face each year from 2026-2029, and the fixed opponents for Alabama are Auburn, Tennessee and Mississippi State . On the heels of the SEC's decision to establish a nine-game conference schedule beginning next season, the league had to make some difficult decisions under a new format that gives each school three fixed opponents within a four-year cycle (2026-2029). Ending Alabama-LSU as an annual game was almost certainly the toughest decision of them all. ALABAMA LEARNS SCHEDULE FATE: Alabama football has its SEC annual opponent

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