The SEC Spring meetings began today in Destin, Florida, and football scheduling is once again at the forefront of the discussion.
With the 8-game football schedule format and the future cross-division rotating games already announced, you would think there wouldn’t be any scheduling issues to discuss. But evidently there is.
Florida head coach Will Muschamp said today that the Gators will “move forward” without playing any more FCS schools.
Muschamp’s reasoning for discontinuing games against FCS schools is that “the fan base wants to see better opponents.” That’s a good reason, and it’s certainly just a coincidence with the timing.
Last season, then FCS Georgia Southern went into The Swamp and upset the Gators 26-20. It was Florida’s first-ever loss to a lower division opponent.
Georgia Southern is moving up to the FBS and will officially join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2014.
Florida is currently scheduled to host Eastern Kentucky this season on Nov. 22. But that is the last FCS team on Florida’s future football schedules.