Southeastern Conference Invites Texas, Oklahoma To Join League

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Published on July 30 2021 6:01 am
Last Updated on July 30 2021 6:01 am

The Southeastern Conference university presidents voted unanimously Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league effective July 1, 2025. This came two days after the two schools requested to join the SEC in 2025, when their media rights agreement with the Big 12 expires.

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, who had accused ESPN of trying to destabilize his conference, said, “Today’s SEC announcement reaffirms that these plans have been in the works with ongoing discussions between the parties and television partner for some time.”

ESPN’s president of programming and content called Bowlsby’s accusations against the network “entirely without merit.”