NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The College of Oklahoma took one other huge step towards altering athletic conferences on Tuesday. Each OU and the College of Texas formally went on the report as wanting to hitch the SEC.
After per week of rumors and hypothesis, now some concrete strikes. Yesterday, the Sooners and Longhorns principally advised the Large 12 that they had been out of the convention in 2025. Immediately, the 2 faculties say convey on the SEC.
“I believe its actually thrilling. I trying ahead to enjoying among the groups which are within the SEC,” stated Sooner fan Heath Taylor.
“I’ve by no means favored that the SEC groups chant ‘S-E-C, S-E-C.’ Within the Large 12, we assist our workforce first, convention second,” stated Sooner fan Noble McIntyre.
“I believe it helps them in recruiting, particularly. So, I believe it’s an ideal factor for them,” stated Sooner fan Jeff Goucher.
Sooner followers are reacting to information that the OU and Texas faculty presidents despatched the next letter to the Southeastern Convention, Tuesday, formally asking to hitch the SEC in 2025.
“The College of Oklahoma and The College of Texas at Austin (the “Universities”) request invites for membership to the Southeastern Convention (the “SEC”) beginning on July 1, 2025. We consider that there could be mutual profit to the Universities on the one hand, and the SEC alternatively, for the Universities to develop into members of the SEC. We sit up for the prospect of discussions relating to this matter.”
The SEC Commissioner got here proper again with this assertion:
Sooner Head Soccer Coach Lincoln Riley appeared at a pre-scheduled booster/coaches luncheon in Norman on Tuesday. College officers say no OU personnel can touch upon the SEC transfer proper now.
“We are able to’t speak about it up on this stage,” stated OU play-by-play man, Toby Rowland.
Proper now, everybody concerned saying the Sooners and Longhorns will keep within the Large Twelve via the tip of the 2024-25 soccer season. However hypothesis continues to be swirling that the colleges might negotiate a buyout and transfer to the SEC sooner. What do the followers suppose?
“In the event that they actually need to pay $75-80 million, I’d say no. Play it out till 2025,” stated McIntyre.
“I believe it’s going to find yourself occurring sooner simply because the opposite faculties within the Large 12 might discover different houses too and they’ll need to get out sooner as effectively,” stated Taylor.
Three quarters of the 14 SEC groups should vote “sure” for the transfer to occur. That vote might occur as early as Thursday at a scheduled SEC assembly.
