SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is in favor of a nine-game conference schedule. But College Football Playoff bids are a concern.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is in favor of his conference playing a nine-game football schedule, as long as it doesn't hurt their CFP chances.

Greg Sankey spoke about several factors that will go toward deciding whether or not the SEC plays 9 conference games in the future.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey made his hopes clear Monday. He's in favor of the conference moving from eight games to a nine-game SEC slate, but worries about potential fallout from a schedule shift. The SEC will play an eight-game schedule next season,

Sankey was in New Orleans as part of a multi-day summit between the SEC and Big Ten regarding a number of issues surrounding the sport. He told Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports that while the 9-game schedule continues to be a point of discussion, no decision has been reached on whether to expand from the current 8-game format.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey confirmed Monday that he’s in favor of his conference going to a nine-game football schedule. That declaration, the furthest Sankey has seemed to go publicly, came with a caveat: as long as it doesn’t hurt SEC teams trying to get in the College Football Playoff.