Expansion is officially coming to the SEC.
The SEC’s 14 school presidents and chancellors voted unanimously Thursday to extend a membership invitation to Texas and Oklahoma. The Longhorns and Sooners will officially join the conference on July 1, 2025 and will begin competing in the 2025-2026 academic year.
“Today’s unanimous vote is both a testament to the SEC’s longstanding spirit of unity and mutual cooperation, as well as a recognition of the outstanding legacies of academic and athletic excellence established by the Universities of Oklahoma and Texas,” Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “I greatly appreciate the collective efforts of our Presidents and Chancellors in considering and acting upon each school’s membership interest.