SEC News: League set to produce Netflix documentary series following teams this year

The Athletic: SEC set to cut deal with Netflix to produce behind-the-scenes documentary series for this upcoming year

This is a year of big time shakeup in the SEC and around the nation in college football. Conference realignment is a hot topic (one that may not be at all done, by the way), and the nation's premier conference will be welcoming two new members. The Big 10 will also be welcoming some big names in USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington.

This is to say nothing of some of the structural changes that are set to occur in the sport. Recent rulings are angling college football towards a revenue sharing model with the players, and it feels inevitable that players' unions, collective bargaining agreements, and more are all coming down the pike quickly.

In the midst of this upheaval, the SEC looks to make a mark in new media. A report from The Athletic came out yesterday that the league is finalizing a deal with Netflix to produce a documentary series that was compared to the popular F1 series "Drive to Survive."

Teams will reportedly have the opportunity to opt in or out, and access was compared to the current level provided to SEC Insider, the SEC Network's weekly program. There's a difference, though, between a SEC Network program and a Netflix documentary—no offense to the fine folks at SECN.

I personally would love to see something like this. I'm not sure I want Texas A&M football to opt in, necessarily, in Mike Elko's first year, but as a lover of all things college football, and most often drawn to SEC matchups and storylines, this kind of programming would be something I would very much enjoy.