SEC expansion is officially moving forward.
The presidents of the 14 schools currently in the conference voted to accept the application of Texas and Oklahoma into the SEC. The likely addition of the two Big 12 schools paves the way for the SEC to become a 16-team conference sooner rather than later.
The expansion will become official on Friday when the boards of regents at Oklahoma and Texas approve moving to the SEC.
The presidents of the 14 schools currently in the conference voted to accept the application of Texas and Oklahoma into the SEC. The likely addition of the two Big 12 schools paves the way for the SEC to become a 16-team conference sooner rather than later.
The expansion will become official on Friday when the boards of regents at Oklahoma and Texas approve moving to the SEC.
How soon the SEC expands will be up to litigation. The Big 12’s current grant of rights currently goes until 2025, meaning that Oklahoma and Texas have multiple years left of Big 12 play. But it seems likely that the schools will work in some capacity to buy out that contract to join the SEC as soon as feasibly possible. That happened in 2012 when Texas A&M and Missouri moved from the Big 12 to the SEC as the SEC expanded to 14 teams.
Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor says now is not the time to panic.
The remaining Big-12 ADs are expected to meet Friday.
