The ramifications of the Southeastern Conference’s decision to move to a nine-game conference schedule next season are already coming into play, as Alabama and West Virginia mutually agreed on Tuesday to cancel their home-and-home series for 2026 and 2027.The Crimson Tide replaced the West Virginia contest with a home game against East Carolina.”We are proud of the number of high-quality home-and-home nonconference games we have scheduled for the next 10 years,” Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said in a statement. “That being said, we know that college athletics has been evolving and changing rapidly over the last few years, and it made sense for us to make these adjustments on our future schedules.”We have a bit more flexibility as we transition to a nine-game format in the Southeastern Conference, and it gives us the opportunity to further evaluate how strength of schedule is evaluated for the College Football Playoff.”Between the other home-and-homes as well as conference games, we will continue to have a solid strength of schedule, which is good for our team, fans and college football.”Alabama currently has eight nonconference home-and-homes scheduled across the next eight years, including one that starts with this Saturday’s matchup against Florida State. The Crimson Tide will visit Tallahassee next year.