The Bob Dylan song made famous during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s was the calling card for Sankey when speaking about the changes the SEC has made recently.
"It is absolutely true that the times are changing rapidly all around us," Sankey said.
"In 2010, we experienced the first tremors of conference realignment, which largely left the SEC untouched, but in 2011 we welcomed and announced Texas A&M and Missouri as the SEC’s 13th and 14th members, welcoming them as full members in (2012)."
Sankey took over as SEC commissioner on June 1, two months before previously planned.