Nick Saban takes issue with SEC’s proposed permanent opponents for Alabama

Alabama coach Nick Saban expressed displeasure with an aspect of the SEC’s proposed new scheduling model, telling Sports Illustrated that his team would receive an unfair slate of annual games. The SEC’s nine-game, division-less schedule — expected to be approved later this spring and take effect when Texas and Oklahoma join the conference in 2024 — would include three permanent annual opponents and six rotating opponents each season. Although the conference has not released any details about each team’s permanent opponents, Saban told Sports Illustrated that Alabama’s would be Auburn,...