USC — along with all other SEC schools — will play nine conference football games each year due to Missouri joining the Southeastern Conference, President Harris Pastides said Sunday.

http://dailygamecock.com/news/item/2747-pastides-sec-schools-will-now-play-nine-conference-football-games

@DanWetzel Dan Wetzel
SEC goes to 9-game league schedule. Makes BCS contention - i.e. going unbeaten - that much more difficult

@DanWetzel Dan Wetzel
Big 12 powers is big winner on this, much easier path to unbeaten than SEC w 9 league game grind and SEC title game

@DanWetzel Dan Wetzel
Example: For Florida to go unbeaten must win 10 SEC games and Florida State (7 of those could be off campus)