College Football's 'Super League' Wouldn't Be What You Think

As college football - and college sports in general - continue to change in big ways, there's often been talk of a "Super League" forming.

The Big Ten and the SEC have long been rumored to be flirting with the idea of breaking off from everyone else and forming their own league. The Big Ten and the SEC have the biggest TV deals in the sport. Those two conferences are home to the biggest and most powerful fan bases in the country.

As college football continues to head where the money is, wouldn't it make sense at some point for the Big Ten and the SEC to just say, the heck with everyone else, we're forming our own league.

But if something like that happens, it probably won't be what you think.

If a "Super League" were to be formed, it would likely not just be the Big Ten and the SEC teaming up to form one league.

Instead, it would be something different.

What the 'Super League' would probably be

Every team from the Big Ten and the SEC would not be included. Instead, it would be the top teams from those conferences - Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, etc. from the Big Ten; Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Texas, etc. from the SEC - teaming up.

You likely would not see the Vanderbilts, Mississippi States and Rutgers of the world invited, even though they are part of the SEC and Big Ten right now, respectively.

"I don't know how many times this needs to be said but apparently several more. If a "super league" happens it won't be a joining of the Big Ten and SEC. It will be the top schools in those leagues leaving and forming their own entity," Dan Wolken shared.

He's not wrong.

If a Super League is formed eventually, only the top schools will be involved.

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This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 5:58 AM.