Kentucky Football's 2024 SEC Opponents Revealed

Hunter Shelton | Jun 14, 2023

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A new era of the Southeastern Conference is coming.

With the 2022-23 sports cycle closing, just one season remains until the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC. Conference realignment talk has basked in headlines for months, but it felt realer than ever on Wednesday night, as the SEC released the 2024 in-conference football schedule.

The eight-game conference slate remains, but gone are the East and West divisions following 2023. Kentucky's first meeting with one of the new powerful programs? In Austin to face the Longhorns.

Kentucky will host Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina and Vanderbilt

Along with the trip to Texas, UK will also head to Florida, Ole Miss and Tennessee.

Kentucky's four non-conference games once again includes the Governor's Cup vs. Louisville on the last week of the regular season, currently set for Nov. 30 in 2024, as well as an interesting road matchup at Akron to open the year on Aug. 31. The other two games are still set to come against Ohio on Sept. 21 and Murray State on Nov. 16.

(Dates per FBSchedules.com)

Here's a look at the 2024 schedule skeleton. Dates for the SEC tilts will be announced at a later date.

8/31: @ Akron
9/7:
9/14:
9/21: vs. Ohio
9/28:
10/5:
10/12:
10/19:
10/26:
11/2:
11/9:
11/16: vs. Murray State
11/23:
11/30: vs. Louisville

Observations from Kentucky's final open spring practice HERE.

Safety Zion Childress is emerging as a leader on the UK defense

WATCH: Kentucky football's transfer portal signees speak to the media

Devin Leary discusses his decision to transfer to Kentucky HERE.

Ray Davis isn't following former Kentucky RB's footsteps. More HERE.

Want the latest on national football and basketball recruiting, including Cats targets? Head over to SI All-American for the latest news, blogs, and updates about the nation's best prospects.

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Published Jun 14, 2023

HUNTER SHELTON

Hunter Shelton is a writer for Sports Illustrated-FanNation's Wildcats Today, covering football, basketball, baseball and more at the University of Kentucky. Hunter is a Lexington native and has been on the UK beat since 2021.