On its face, Texas A&M's 2026 football schedule provides the Aggies a clear path to making it back to the College Football Playoff.

If there were a preseason award for the toughest schedule in college football, Texas A&M would be a frontrunner. From early SEC tests to a November gauntlet loaded with road trips to hostile environments, A&M is staring at arguably its toughest schedule since its inception in the SEC.

Here are the dates for OU football's 2026 schedule, which were released by the SEC on Thursday.

The 2026 football schedule dropped yesterday, and it’s just as murderous as you’d expect a nine game SEC slate to be. Check out this October. Alabama faces a tough stretch in the middle of October.

The SEC released the 2026 conference schedule for all 16 teams on Thursday night, giving Texas and college football fans something to chew on before bowl season and the College Football Playoff begins. It's safe to say that the Longhorns have some intriguing matchups ahead on the path back to Atlanta.

Seven home games and high-profile SEC trips highlight a 2026 season that ends with Texas returning to Kyle Field.

As for this season, Alabama will face Oklahoma on Friday, December 19 (7 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN) in Norman, Oklahoma in the first round of the 12-team playoff. If the Crimson Tide wins that game, it will advance to the Rose Bowl to face No. 1 seed Indiana.

Trips to the state championship game are on the line across the Lone Star State this weekend. Here's how to watch.