Sports Take: Conference realignment is killing regional rivalries

Freshman running back Richard Reese zips up the middle during a conference game against the University of Kansas on Oct. 22, 2022 at McLane Stadium. Kenneth Prabhakar | PhotographerBy Jackson Posey | Sports Writer

In 2021, Baylor football fans rushed the field at McLane Stadium after knocking off No. 8 University of Oklahoma 27-14. It was a thrilling moment — a high point in a season full of them.

And it will never happen again.

Baylor will win more big games — I’m not saying otherwise — and the university may have to pay more fines if a second wave of Baylor Line jerseys hits the field. But just two years after the Sooners lost in McLane Stadium for the first time, it’s becoming more evident…