Joel Klatt Hints At Major SEC-Big Ten Scheduling Agreement Coming Soon

FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt believes the SEC and Big Ten could announce a major scheduling agreement shortly after the College Football Playoff officially expands to 24 teams.

During a Wednesday appearance on KTCK-FM 96.7 in Dallas, Klatt suggested the two conferences already have plans to schedule more non-conference matchups against each other.

"There are scheduling agreements that are in place once this thing expands officially," Klatt said.

"The next thing that will happen almost immediately is we’re going to get scheduling agreements between the SEC and the Big Ten — top-end matchups, mid-tier matchups, low-end matchups — and we’re going to be expanding the valuable matchups in the non-conference, far surpassing what we have now."

The potential agreement comes as the two conferences continue discussions surrounding a 24-team College Football Playoff.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has pushed teams to play at least 10 games against power-conference opponents, while Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti has supported stronger non-conference schedules if the playoff expands.

Nothing has been officially announced, but Klatt's comments suggest fans could see significantly more SEC vs. Big Ten matchups in the coming years.