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Posted: Jul 22, 2021 7:15 AMUpdated: Jul 22, 2021 8:15 AM

Sooners and Longhorns to SEC?

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Big news came out on Wednesday afternoon that could shift college athletics in our region.

The Houston Chronicle was the first to report that Oklahoma and Texas have both inquired about joining the SEC. It appears from subsequent reporting that the rumor has some legs. Multiple outlets saying that there is mutual interest between the conference and the schools.

Although far from a done deal, the publicity of the courtship could hasten another round of conference realignment that college sports hasn’t seen in a decade. Money and status would be the primary motivation for the Sooners and Longhorns wanting to leave the Big 12.

Just last week, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said that the new landscape of television deals made him think that realignment was not likely anytime soon.

If OU and UT move on, the big question regionally is: What would happen with the remnants of the Big 12 with programs like Oklahoma State, Kansas State and KU? OU and Texas both released statements not denying the report on Wednesday.


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