Top 5 must-see college football games in the SEC during the 2024 season ft. Georgia at Alabama

Over the years, the SEC has boasted of being the most competitive conference in college football. The league has won 12 of the last 17 national championships and its programs continue to remain powerhouses in the landscape.

Competitiveness in the SEC enters a whole new level in the 2024 college football season. The duo of Texas and Oklahoma, the two most successful programs in the Big 12, have been added to the conference, further augmenting the excitement.

As the 2024 season draws nearer, let's take a look at five SEC games fans can’t afford to miss.

Five must-see SEC games in the 2024 college football season

#1. Georgia at Alabama

Georgia and Alabama open their conference schedule in the 2024 season with a rematch of the 2023 SEC championship game. The Crimson Tide welcomes the Bulldogs on Sept. 28.

This will be the first time both programs are meeting after Nick Saban's retirement, ending the Saban-Smart rivalry. Nonetheless, there's a lot of anticipation around the matchup. Alabama has won eight of the last nine encounters and leads the series with a 43-26-4 record.

#2. Georgia at Texas

Texas gets to know what it means to compete in the SEC in a matchup like this next season. The Longhorns will host Georgia in Austin in a highly anticipated game on Oct. 19.

The two programs are considered contenders for the national championship next season in the expanded College Football Playoff and the outcome could have some impact. The Longhorns are 4-1 against the Bulldogs, and their only meeting in the last four decades was in 2018.

#3. Texas at Oklahoma

After playing the series for more than 100 years, the Red River Showdown is set to continue in the SEC. There’s a lot of anticipation around Texas and Oklahoma’s first game in the league.

The matchup will retain its venue and time of the season at which it is played following the transition. The upcoming season’s edition will be held on Oct. 12 at the Dallas Cotton Bowl. While Oklahoma has been dominant lately, Texas leads the series with a 63-51-5 record.

#4. Alabama at LSU

The “Saban Bowl” will be without Nick Saban in the 2024 college football season. The legendary coach, who won the national championship at both programs, has now retired from coaching.

Nonetheless, the excitement around the series is not expected to drop in the upcoming season as LSU welcomes Alabama to Baton Rouge on Nov. 9. The Crimson Tide leads the series with a 56-27-5 record. It has been dominant lately, with an 11-2 record in the last 13 encounters.

#5. Texas at Texas A&M

The in-state rivalry between Texas and Texas A&M is set to be revived in the 2024 season after halting for more than a decade. The Longhorns’ SEC move has ensured its revival.

The Aggies welcome the Longhorns to College Station on Nov. 30 in one of the oldest rivalries in college football. The series was played annually from 1915 to 2011 before Texas A&M departed the Big 12 and it will once be played every year. Texas leads the series with a 76-37-5 record.