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Report: Texas, Oklahoma to Join SEC in 2025 After 'Complex Negotiations' Fail

Related Topics: Oklahoma, Texas, Pete Thamel, ESPN

SEC expansion won't take place until the 2025-26 academic year.

Per ESPN's Pete Thamel, Texas and Oklahoma were unable to come to terms during a "complex negotiation" that included both schools, the Big 12 and television networks ESPN and Fox that would have allowed them to move to the SEC after the 2023-24 academic year.

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