On Monday, the SEC discussed all of the plans of playing football this fall. One option as far as the season goes, is a 10-game schedule with 8 conference games and 2 non-conference games. This is just one of the many possible options that were discussed. There were a few other options though, that are said to be strong possibilities. One is an eight game conference-only schedule, and the other is a 9 or 10-game plan that would leave a spot for a game against a Power 5 conference team(probably a rival from another conference). The SEC has already lost their match-ups with Pac-12 teams after the Pac-12 announced it would go to a conference only schedule, and same with the BIG 10. The league is hoping to save it's Power 5 conference games that are left, especially the rivalry games with certain teams with the SEC. An 8-game conference-only schedule would probably be the best choice because of the flexibility and it's a lesser chance of a team backing out of a game because of a positive test, but it depends who the teams are and if there is a bad outbreak where they are. A 10-game schedule is less likely to gain support because it's more strict than a 8 game conference-only schedule because you would have to add 2 more teams from the other division which could cause issues with travel or other things. A 9-game schedule is getting a pushback from league members, one SEC AD told Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated says the more preferred plans are 9 or 10-game schedule with 1 or 2 non-conference games. But the issues with these have to do with the testing differences with every conference. The NCAA and Power 5 conferences are working on a minimum testing idea that is expected to be released next week, SEC officials told Sports Illustrated. They say in the SEC, a conference-only schedule "is certainly higher in the mix from the tone in the room", one high-ranking official told Sports Illustrated. On the other hand, many SEC leaders are against a spring season, saying "it's last resort" and "it's not going to work." Anyway, the SEC will make a final decision on what they're doing, in the end of July. Info via Sports Illustrated.