College football realignment becomes official, as Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC for 2024 and beyond.
Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC on the first day of July as arguably the most consequential college football realignment move in recent memory, and commissioner Greg Sankey says both schools are perfect fits for the identity and passion of the conference.
Sankey added: "So, on a campus and in an athletic department, a university, does what they do as an athletic program meet that kind of expectation that we have? Obviously, do." They also play one of college football's most intense rivalries every year, the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl near Dallas, that will draw even more attention to the SEC.
"I was on an airplane in Syracuse, New York, two weeks ago with a Gator fan and a Georgia fan saying that they're excited about the future because they both play Texas this year. So I think that's a reflection of meeting the excitement test."
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