SEC commish Greg Sankey statement on adding OU & Texas pic.twitter.com/JZbm1fHGvk
How this happened
Somehow this story was kept quiet throughout SEC Media Days. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey kept this shocking move under wraps for at least a year. The rumors began to swirl heading into the weekend, and now it is official.
SEC Network’s Chris Doering talks about the SEC keeping this story a secret.
The BIG12 tried to keep Texas and Oklahoma, but it seemed the universities both had their minds made up.
Also, SEC Network’s Mike Morgan talks about Greg Sankey working with BIG-12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on expanding the playoff as he is in talks with Texas and Oklahoma.