'Collegiate athletics is changing rapidly, whether any of us wants it to or not,' Texas University President Jay Hartzell said.
The University of Texas board of regents voted unanimously Friday to accept the Southeastern Conference's invitation to join them in 2025. Their Big 12 rival, Oklahoma, also accepted the invite, the Associated Press reported.
The SEC, already the strongest football conference in the country, welcomed its newest members, who arrive with 10 national championships between them as determined by The Associated Press. On Monday, Texas and Oklahoma informed the Big 12 they would not be extending a media rights agreement with the conference after it expires in 2025.On Thursday, the SEC presidents voted to extend invitations, and Friday it was a done deal.
"I want to just reiterate that we will be in the Big 12 for the foreseeable future," Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte told his board. None of that is likely to stop Texas and Oklahoma from trying to leave earlier than 2025 despite facing tens of millions of dollars in buyouts and potential legal headaches.Even before adding Texas and Oklahoma, the SEC was projected to distribute $67 million to each of its current 14 members starting in 2024 when a new deal with ESPN kicks in.
That issue has become a major one for Oklahoma in recent years, especially after its home game with Nebraska this season – designed by Castiglione as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the so-called"Game of the Century" in 1971 between the Huskers and Sooners – was designated for an 11 a.m. Central time local kickoff by Fox Sports. Castiglione said he was"bitterly disappointed.
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