SEC debate with 2026 football schedule expansion: Keep rivalries, or go for cupcake games?
Yeah, that just about sums up my feelings on this upcoming SEC football scheduling debate.
Stay at eight conference games, or go to nine, I don't much care anymore. Just put the schedule format to a vote in what will be a high-profile discussion item this week at the SEC spring meetings and make a decision.
As it stands, the SEC has approved no schedule format beyond the upcoming 2025 season.
The SEC carried on this scheduling charade for years since the announcement of Texas and Oklahoma joining the league. Some conference members previously pretended like they wanted an additional conference game, only to turtle up come voting time and preserve the eight-game conference schedule that's supplemented with a feast of non-conference cupcake games.
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Before this came up for vote the last time in 2023, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey implied that money wouldn't be a driver in the scheduling decision. Only an idiot would believe that, though. Money talks, and some conference members were reluctant two years ago to add another conference game unless ESPN, the league's media partner, put more cash on the table. ESPN didn't sweeten the pot.
Sankey proclaimed before the schedule vote in 2023 that the conference at the vanguard of college athletics 'does not stand still.' Days later, the SEC's membership unanimously voted to stand still with an eight-game conference schedule for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Eighteen months later, the Big Ten, which plays nine conference games, led all conferences with four playoff qualifiers. The jokes write themselves.
The SEC cared so much about secondary rivalries like Auburn-Georgia and Alabama-Tennessee in its divisional era that it built a schedule format around maintaining those games. This next vote on the schedule will test how much resolve still exists for protecting centuries-long rivalry games.
A nine-game conference schedule would allow for secondary rivalries like those two and others like Texas-Texas A&M to continue annually. Forging ahead with an eight-game format would put those secondary rivalries under threat of interruption unless the league abandons its stated goal of having all schools play each other twice during a four-year period.
Rivalry scenes like the 'Prayer at Jordan-Hare' and cigar-puffing Tennessee fans tearing down the goal posts and baptizing them in the river after a long-awaited win on 'The Third Saturday in October' help make the SEC brand what it is.
But, maybe SEC members will decide this week that it's more important to leave room on the schedule for Tennessee to play Furman and Kennesaw State – both will come to Neyland Stadium in 2026! – instead of Alabama, and for Auburn to tussle with Jacksonville State instead of Georgia.
And after the Mississippi beats Wofford 92-0 in 2026, coach Lane Kiffin can chant 'S-E-C! S-E-C!' and declare the strength of the SEC (half of which the Rebels didn't play) so strong that the Rebels deserve a playoff bid with their 9-3 record.
Credit Alabama, Florida and South Carolina for cueing up two Power Four non-conference opponents in 2025 to accompany the eight conference games. If Florida smashes Miami and Florida State en route to a 9-3 record against a rigorous schedule, well, we might see a 9-3 playoff team for the first time.
By comparison, the 13 other SEC teams will play only nine Power Four opponents. That's one fewer Power Four opponent than teams like Arizona and Central Florida will play.
If Missouri can manage to fend off Central Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Massachusetts, Vanderbilt and one more SEC team, the Tigers would wrap up bowl eligibility.
That's the beauty of the eight-game conference schedule: Bowl bids await for average teams that can beat bad teams in their out-of-league slate.
The beauty of the SEC adding a ninth conference game would be the creation of more matchups fans want to watch and media partners want to televise.
One fewer cupcake game also would bolster the SEC's case when it comes time to stump for at-large bids for bubble teams.
Even better, ESPN might now be ready to fork over extra revenue in exchange for that ninth SEC game.
The SEC could even time its rollout of a ninth conference game with playoff expansion that's probably coming in 2026. A bigger playoff would reduce the risk of an additional conference game thwarting a team's opportunity for playoff access.
Alternatively, the SEC could stay at eight, turn up its nose at rivalries, rebuff the prospect of a bigger payday from ESPN, protect the cupcake games, and maintain the daintier conference schedule that offers minimal resistance to the league's weaker members securing a Liberty Bowl bid.
At this point, there's not much left to debate. So, go on ahead, sonny, and call it to a vote.
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's national college football columnist. Email him at BToppmeyer@gannett.com. Follow him on X @btoppmeyer.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: SEC football schedule expansion debate looms at spring meetings
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ContactsInvestor Contact:Gene Padgett, CAO for TWFGEmail: PR Contact:Alex Bunch, CMO for TWFGEmail: alex@ Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Revenues Commission income(1) $ 54,562 $ 48,662 $ 103,347 $ 91,207 Contingent income 2,033 1,258 3,696 2,334 Fee income(2) 3,329 2,689 6,340 4,921 Other income 384 402 748 693 Total revenues 60,308 53,011 114,131 99,155 Expenses Commission expense 34,151 31,962 65,965 58,405 Salaries and employee benefits 9,493 6,816 17,689 13,070 Other administrative expenses(3) 5,400 3,744 10,124 6,874 Depreciation and amortization 3,901 2,968 7,260 5,981 Total operating expenses 52,945 45,490 101,038 84,330 Operating income 7,363 7,521 13,093 14,825 Interest expense 68 872 151 1,714 Interest income 1,751 255 3,614 424 Other non-operating income, net 574 14 573 12 Income before tax 9,620 6,918 17,129 13,547 Income tax expense 620 — 1,276 — Net income 9,000 6,918 15,853 13,547 Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 7,043 6,918 12,558 13,547 Net income attributable to TWFG, Inc. $ 1,957 $ — $ 3,295 $ — Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding: Basic 14,904,083 14,896,951 Diluted 56,278,869 15,083,695 Earnings per share: Basic $ 0.13 $ 0.22 Diluted $ 0.13 $ 0.22 (1) Commission income - related party of $2,784 and $1,912 for the three months ended and $5,918 and $3,021 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively(2) Fee income - related party of $893 and $561 for the three months ended and $1,727 and $915 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively(3) Other administrative expenses - related party of $779 and $382 for the three months ended and $1,549 and $783 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectivelyThe following table presents the disaggregation of our revenues by offerings (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Insurance Services Agency-in-a-Box $ 39,316 $ 34,422 $ 75,312 $ 66,151 Corporate Branches 11,393 9,351 19,615 16,627 Total Insurance Services 50,709 43,773 94,927 82,778 TWFG MGA 9,233 8,830 18,428 15,625 Other 366 408 776 752 Total revenues $ 60,308 $ 53,011 $ 114,131 $ 99,155 The following table presents the disaggregation of our commission income by offerings (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Insurance Services Agency-in-a-Box $ 36,275 $ 32,259 $ 69,634 $ 62,159 Corporate Branches 11,294 9,412 19,508 16,662 Total Insurance Services 47,569 41,671 89,142 78,821 TWFG MGA 6,993 6,991 14,205 12,386 Total commission income $ 54,562 $ 48,662 $ 103,347 $ 91,207 The following table presents the disaggregation of our fee income by major sources (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Policy fees $ 1,082 $ 933 $ 2,134 $ 1,446 Branch fees 1,416 1,220 2,671 2,351 License fees 559 444 1,167 959 TPA fees 272 92 368 165 Total fee income $ 3,329 $ 2,689 $ 6,340 $ 4,921 The following table presents the disaggregation of our commission expense by offerings (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Insurance Services Agency-in-a-Box $ 28,013 $ 25,529 $ 53,967 47,557 Corporate Branches 1,568 1,256 2,674 2,118 Total Insurance Services 29,581 26,785 56,641 49,675 TWFG MGA 4,544 5,158 9,270 8,693 Other 26 19 54 37 Total commission expense $ 34,151 $ 31,962 $ 65,965 $ 58,405 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)(Amounts in thousands, except share/unit data) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 159,827 $ 195,772 Restricted cash 11,174 9,551 Commissions receivable, net 25,234 27,067 Accounts receivable 9,353 7,839 Other current assets, net 2,937 1,619 Total current assets 208,525 241,848 Non-current assets Intangible assets, net 125,901 72,978 Property and equipment, net 3,263 3,499 Lease right-of-use assets, net 4,381 4,493 Other non-current assets 779 610 Total assets $ 342,849 $ 323,428 Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Equity Current liabilities Commissions payable $ 16,223 $ 13,848 Carrier liabilities 15,225 12,392 Operating lease liabilities, current 1,355 1,013 Short-term bank debt 1,942 1,912 Deferred acquisition payable, current 1,954 601 Other current liabilities 8,695 9,851 Total current liabilities 45,394 39,617 Non-current liabilities Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 3,008 3,372 Long-term bank debt 3,028 4,007 Deferred acquisition payable, non-current 2,448 1,122 Other non-current liabilities — 24 Total liabilities 53,878 48,142 Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) Redeemable noncontrolling interests 9,761 — Stockholders' Equity Class A common stock ($0.01 par value per share - 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Organic Revenue Growth Rate represents the period-to-period change in Organic Revenue divided by the total adjusted Organic Revenue in the prior period.(3) Represents the period-to-period change in total revenues divided by the total revenues in the prior period. Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Total revenues $ 60,308 $ 53,011 $ 114,131 $ 99,155 Acquisition adjustments(1) (1,524 ) (1,217 ) (2,133 ) (2,684 ) Contingent income (2,033 ) (1,258 ) (3,696 ) (2,334 ) Fee income (3,329 ) (2,689 ) (6,340 ) (4,921 ) Other income (384 ) (402 ) (748 ) (693 ) Organic Revenue $ 53,038 $ 47,445 $ 101,214 $ 88,523 Organic Revenue Growth(2) $ 5,047 $ 5,747 $ 10,678 $ 10,386 Total Revenue Growth Rate(3) 13.8 % 17.2 % 15.1 % 16.5 % Organic Revenue Growth Rate(2) 10.5 % 13.8 % 11.8 % 13.3 % (1) Represents revenues generated from the acquired businesses during the first 12 months following an acquisition.(2) Revised Organic Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 used to calculate Organic Revenue Growth for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, was $48.0 million, $41.7 million, $90.5 million, and $78.1 million respectively, which is adjusted to reflect revenues from acquired businesses with over $0.5 million in annualized revenue that reached the twelve-month owned mark during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Organic Revenue Growth Rate represents the period-to-period change in Organic Revenue divided by the total adjusted Organic Revenue in the prior period.(3) Represents the period-to-period change in total revenues divided by the total revenues in the prior period.A reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Margin to Net income and Net income Margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measures, for each of the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands): Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Total revenues $ 60,308 $ 53,011 $ 114,131 $ 99,155 Net income $ 9,000 $ 6,918 $ 15,853 $ 13,547 Income tax expense 620 — 1,276 — Acquisition-related expenses 19 — 52 — Equity-based compensation 1,515 — 2,719 — Other non-recurring items(1) 10 — 10 (1,477 ) Amortization expense 3,762 2,904 6,971 5,851 Adjusted income before income taxes 14,926 9,822 26,881 17,921 Adjusted income tax expense(2) (3,407 ) — (6,135 ) — Adjusted Net Income $ 11,519 $ 9,822 $ 20,746 $ 17,921 Net Income Margin 14.9 % 13.1 % 13.9 % 13.7 % Adjusted Net Income Margin 19.1 % 18.5 % 18.2 % 18.1 % Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Total revenues $ 60,308 $ 53,011 $ 114,131 $ 99,155 Net income $ 9,000 $ 6,918 $ 15,853 $ 13,547 Income tax expense 620 — 1,276 — Acquisition-related expenses 19 — 52 — — Equity-based compensation 1,515 — 2,719 — — Other non-recurring items(1) 10 — 10 — (1,477 ) Adjusted income before income taxes 11,164 6,918 19,910 12,070 Adjusted income tax expense(2) (2,548 ) — (4,544 ) — Adjusted Net Income $ 8,616 $ 6,918 $ 15,366 $ 12,070 Net Income Margin 14.9 % 13.1 % 13.9 % 13.7 % Adjusted Net Income Margin 14.3 % 13.1 % 13.5 % 12.2 % (1) Represents a one-time adjustment reducing commission expense, which resulted from the branch conversions. In January 2024, nine of our Branches converted to Corporate Branches. Upon conversion, agents of the newly converted Corporate Branches became employees and received salaries, employee benefits, and bonuses for services rendered instead of commissions. As a result, we released a portion of the unpaid commissions related to the converted branches that we no longer are required to settle.(2) Post-IPO, we are subject to United States federal income taxes, in addition to state, local, and foreign taxes, with respect to our allocable share of any net taxable income of TWFG Holding Company, LLC. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the calculation of adjusted income tax expense is based on a federal statutory rate of 21% and a blended state income tax rate of 1.82% on 100% of our adjusted income before income taxes as if we owned 100% of the TWFG Holding Company, LLC.A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to Net income and Net income margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measures, for each of the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands): Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Total revenues $ 60,308 $ 53,011 $ 114,131 $ 99,155 Net income $ 9,000 $ 6,918 $ 15,853 $ 13,547 Interest expense 68 872 151 1,714 Interest income (1,751 ) (255 ) (3,614 ) (424 ) Depreciation and amortization 3,901 2,968 7,260 5,981 Income tax expense 620 — 1,276 — EBITDA 11,838 10,503 20,926 20,818 Acquisition-related expenses 19 — 52 — Equity-based compensation 1,515 — 2,719 — Interest income 1,751 255 3,614 424 Other non-recurring items(1) 10 — 10 (1,477 ) Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,133 $ 10,758 $ 27,321 $ 19,765 Net Income Margin 14.9 % 13.1 % 13.9 % 13.7 % Adjusted EBITDA Margin 25.1 % 20.3 % 23.9 % 19.9 % (1) Represents a one-time adjustment reducing commission expense, which resulted from the branch conversions. In January 2024, nine of our Branches converted to Corporate Branches. Upon conversion, agents of the newly converted Corporate Branches became employees and received salaries, employee benefits, and bonuses for services rendered instead of commissions. As a result, we released a portion of the unpaid commissions related to the converted branches that we no longer are required to settle.A reconciliation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow to Cash Flow from Operating Activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for each of the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands): Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Cash Flow from Operating Activities $ 9,615 $ 7,400 $ 25,260 $ 17,154 Purchase of property and equipment (44 ) (39 ) (59 ) (47 ) Tax distribution to members(1) (6,728 ) (3,685 ) (8,752 ) (6,104 ) Acquisition-related expenses 19 — 52 — Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 2,862 $ 3,676 $ 16,501 $ 11,003 (1) Tax distributions to members represents the amount distributed to the members of TWFG Holding Company, LLC in respect of their income tax liability related to the net income of TWFG Holding Company, LLC allocated to its members.A reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to diluted earnings per share, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is as follows: Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30, 2025 2025 Earnings per share of common stock – diluted $ 0.13 $ 0.22 Plus: Impact of all LLC Units exchanged for Class A Common Stock(1) 0.03 0.06 Plus: Adjustments to Adjusted net income(2) 0.04 0.09 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.20 $ 0.37 Weighted average common stock outstanding – diluted 56,278,869 15,083,695 Plus: Impact of all LLC Units exchanged for Class A Common Stock(1) — 41,171,461 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share diluted share count 56,278,869 56,255,156 (1) For comparability purposes, this calculation incorporates the net income that would be distributable if all shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, together with the related LLC Units, were exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, this includes $7.0 million of net income on 56,278,869 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted and $12.6 million of net income on 56,255,156 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, — weighted average outstanding Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock were considered dilutive and included in the 56,278,869 and 56,255,156 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted within diluted earnings per share calculation, respectively.(2) Adjustments to Adjusted Net Income are described in the footnotes of the reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to Net Income in 'Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Margin', which represent the difference between Net Income of $9.0 million and Adjusted Net Income of $11.5 million and Net Income of $15.9 million and Adjusted Net Income of $20.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share include adjustments of $2.5 million to Adjusted Net Income on 56,278,869 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted and $4.9 million to Adjusted Net Income on 56,255,156 weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted for the period presented, Performance Indicators The following presents the disaggregation of Total Written Premium by offerings, business mix and line of business (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Offerings: Insurance Services Agency-in-a-Box $ 293,846 65 % $ 256,203 65 % $ 543,321 66 % $ 475,139 66 % Corporate Branches 95,551 21 78,169 20 163,650 20 136,053 19 Total Insurance Services 389,397 86 334,372 85 706,971 86 611,192 85 TWFG MGA 60,891 14 59,263 15 114,280 14 103,709 15 Total written premium $ 450,288 100 % $ 393,635 100 % $ 821,251 100 % $ 714,901 100 % Business Mix: Insurance Services Renewal business $ 301,930 67 % $ 260,121 66 % $ 546,775 67 % $ 474,598 66 % New business 87,467 19 74,251 19 160,196 20 136,594 19 Total Insurance Services $ 389,397 86 $ 334,372 85 $ 706,971 87 $ 611,192 85 TWFG MGA Renewal business $ 47,366 11 $ 43,825 11 $ 83,741 10 $ 79,289 11 New business 13,525 3 15,438 4 30,539 3 24,420 4 Total TWFG MGA 60,891 14 59,263 15 114,280 13 103,709 15 Total written premium $ 450,288 100 % $ 393,635 100 % $ 821,251 100 % $ 714,901 100 % Written Premium Retention: Insurance Services 90 % 94 % 89 % 95 % TWFG MGA 80 85 81 84 Consolidated 89 93 88 93 Line of Business: Personal lines $ 365,409 81 % $ 322,349 82 % $ 663,699 81 % $ 577,213 81 % Commercial lines 84,879 19 71,286 18 157,552 19 137,688 19 Total written premium $ 450,288 100 % $ 393,635 100 % $ 821,251 100 % $ 714,901 100 % Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
USA Today
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- USA Today
Steelers' Aaron Rodgers suffers apparent leg injury, HC Mike Tomlin gives positive update
Injuries have hit the Steelers hard over the past few weeks — and many believed 20-year veteran QB Aaron Rodgers might've been the latest. At the final day of training camp, Rodgers was spotted with his right leg heavily bandaged and iced — with reports and images of the incident causing some panic to set in on social media. This was hardly the news Steelers fans were looking for with less than 30 days until the regular season opener versus the New York Jets — that was until HC Mike Tomlin downplayed the injury entirely. "He just got stepped on,' Tomlin told the media on Tuesday. 'It was nothing of any significance. He finished his work.' Despite Tomlin's optimism, ESPN's Brooke Pryor reported Rodgers was "moving a step slower" to finish out practice. The situation is worth monitoring as the Steelers prepare for their second preseason matchup this Saturday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — but considering Rodgers was unlikely to play in the preseason before being stepped on, it's safe to say his first game snaps will take place versus his former Jets in Week 1. For up-to-date Steelers coverage, follow us on X @TheSteelersWire and give our Facebook page a like.
NBC Sports
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Jon Gruden: "I look forward to having the truth come out"
On Monday, only Jon Gruden's lawyers spoke in the aftermath of a major victory over the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell in the Nevada Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Gruden issued a statement to his former employer, ESPN. 'I'm looking forward to having the truth come out and I want to make sure what happened to me doesn't happen to anyone else,' Gruden said in the statement. If/when the case moves forward in Nevada state court, Gruden's lawyers will have the right to seek evidence regarding the person(s) who leaked emails from the Washington investigation to multiple media outlets, in an alleged effort to end his tenure with the Raiders. 'The league's actions disrupted the whole season,' Gruden added. 'We were leading the division at the time, and they completely blindsided me and the team.' He's exactly right. Even if Gruden objectively deserved to be pushed out based on emails sent while, coincidentally, he was working for ESPN, someone from a small group of people who had access to the emails chose to leak them during the 2021 season. The situation could have been handled in June, when the emails were first flagged. The situation could have been handled after the season. Instead, someone weaponized the emails and forced the Raiders to change coaches on the fly. With Rich Bisaccia as the interim coach, the Raiders made it to the playoffs and nearly beat the Bengals in the wild-card round. The Bengals, in turn, nearly won the Super Bowl. 'What happened wasn't right and I'm glad the court didn't let the NFL cover it up,' Gruden said. The league will still try to cover it all up, through an appeal aimed at forcing Gruden's case into the secret, rigged, kangaroo court of arbitration. If the United States Supreme Court eventually gives the league what it wants, it's likely that no one will ever know the truth about who leaked the emails.
