Joel Klatt: 10 Dream SEC-Big Ten College Football Matchups

What is the premier conference in college football right now: the Big Ten or the SEC?

After producing the last three College Football Playoff national champions — from three different schools — there is no denying the Big Ten has sat atop the college football world recently. But there is also a growing sentiment that the SEC is stronger in the middle and at the bottom, making it the deeper league overall.

"There was a lot of pushback from the Big Ten on that this week," FOX Sports' Joel Klatt said on a recent episode of "The Joel Klatt Show," discussing what he learned at the Big Ten spring meetings in Palos Verdes, California. "And really, the Big Ten is not wrong."

Klatt pointed out that the Big Ten is 4-0 against the SEC in the College Football Playoff over the past three years. The conference is also 5-2 against the SEC in non-CFP bowl games over the past two years.

"There is an idea that the depth of the Big Ten is being undersold nationally, and a way to fight that would be a scheduling agreement with the SEC," Klatt said. "They want to fight the narrative on the field."

Here’s a look at 10 future SEC-Big Ten college football matchups Klatt would love to see if the conferences ever agreed to a scheduling agreement:

South Carolina vs. Illinois

Klatt: Bielema-Beamer 2! Remember that Citrus Bowl at the end of the 2024 season, when there was some bad blood there, particularly with how the game ended? I want this again. There’s no doubt. This might not be the best possible matchup, but certainly the storylines would run deep.

Georgia vs. Oregon

Klatt: Kirby [Smart] to face Dan Lanning in Autzen Stadium? Yes! I’m in on that. Lanning’s first game as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks was against Georgia, and that one was