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AUBURN — The future of the SEC's nine-game conference schedule model got some clarity Monday, Sept. 22, a day before the league was scheduled to announce each of its 16 member's three permanent conference opponents.

Auburn football now knows it officially: Alabama , Georgia and Vanderbilt will be on the schedule year-in, year-out moving forward, a source with knowledge of the schedule confirmed to USA TODAY Sports . Chris Low of On3 first reported the news.

The SEC is still expected to announce the remainder of its 2026 conference matchups at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Sept. 23, airing on SEC Network and ESPN2.

The draw the Tigers received was largely unsurprising, as the Iron Bowl and the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry are t

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