GAINESVILLE — The SEC announced Tuesday plans to welcome football powers Texas and Oklahoma, but said the league would wait until 2025 for the two schools to join forces with the nation’s top conference in the most high-profile college sport.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said the two Big 12 stalwarts submitted formal requests for invitations to become members of the SEC. On Monday, Texas and Oklahoma announced plans to honor their grant of rights media deal with their current conference through June 30, 2025.
“While the SEC has not proactively sought new members, we will pursue significant change when there is a clear consensus among our members that such actions will further enrich the experiences of our student-athletes and lead to greater academic and athletic achievement across our campuses,” Sankey said in a statement.