Greg McElroy rattles off his notable SEC games to watch during the 2024 college football season

Wednesday night might normally have been a slow time during the college football offseason, but the SEC found a way to add some serious juice and excitement to the mix for college football fans. The conference revealed the SEC schedules for the 2024 college football season. It happens to be the first season for newly acquired members of the SEC, the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns. Both teams are set to officially join the conference on July 1, 2024.

The SEC Network did an excellent job of breaking down the different schedules for college football fans on Wednesday night. During the SEC Network’s one-hour special, Greg McElroy broke down the SEC games that he’s the most excited to watch during the 2024 college football season.

Greg McElroy is the most excited about four SEC games in 2024

“Oh, I’m booking flights right now. If I have to adjust I’ll figure that out down the road. But I’m establishing that I have to be on a couple of these,” McElroy began. “Please, please, please let me have a few. Texas and Texas A&M naturally. How could it not be? It’s a phenomenal rivalry that we all grew up with and we’re so happy to have it back. And to have it under the umbrella of the SEC, makes it even more special.”

“Georgia at Texas. Need I say more? That I think, is a phenomenal one as well,” McElroy continued. “I love Alabama at Oklahoma. I know that was a game that was played back in the early 2000s. But as an Alabama guy we don’t talk about that era of Alabama football.

“And then I’m also excited about Oklahoma and LSU. That game does an awful lot for me. Oklahoma, are they quite ready to rev their engine and compete at the top of the league? We’re gonna find out. And I think that road trip in of itself will be a great indicator of about whether or not Brent Venables team will be able to compete against the best in the most hostile environments.”

It’s not surprising that all four of the games McElroy picked included the newest members of the SEC — the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooners were not given any special treatment in their debut season, as they’ll have to face off against Alabama, LSU, South Carolina, and Tennessee as they get acclimated to the toughest conference in all of college football. Will Oklahoma be able to compete at an elite level in the SEC? We’ll certainly get plenty of answers once they run through that gauntlet of a schedule.