Brian Kelly and Co. are set to enter a challenging stretch of SEC games in the coming weeks, ESPN's FPI logs predictions.

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LSU, the reigning NCAA National Champion, will play more than half of its regular-season schedule – 31 games – against teams that participated in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Starting times for the 2026 SEC games will be determined in the coming months after television schedules and team travel arrangements are finalized.

Brian Kelly and the No. 3 ranked LSU Tigers will open conference play on Saturday night in Death Valley with a matchup against the Florida Gators. Billy Napier

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The reigning national champion Tigers will face Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Florida and Georgia in SEC play after not facing any of those teams in the regular season in 2025. Missouri, Texas, Auburn, Arkansas and Alabama are the five schools it won't face again in 2026.