SEC football: Ranking the 3 toughest conference schedules in 2024

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1. Florida Gators

I’ve seen some people say that the Gators don’t have the toughest schedule or not even top three, but I keep looking at it and wondering where the wins are going to come from.

Billy Napier’s introduction to head coaching in the SEC won’t be getting any easier next season and I think Florida will end up with the toughest schedule when it’s all said and done.

Here’s the list of opponents for the Gators:

Georgia (Jacksonville)
Kentucky
LSU
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
at Mississippi State
at Tennessee
at Texas

Florida will have just a brutal home schedule with zero sure wins on the slate. Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M could all be ranked opponents at this time and then the Gators will travel to Jacksonville to take on the potential No. 1 team in the country in Georgia.

As if that’s not bad enough, the “easiest” road game is at Mississippi State. Winning in Starkville has never been considered easy. Then the Gators go to Knoxville and Austin.

What a brutal schedule for the Gators.

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