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Oklahoma football: OU’s ‘Palace on Prairie’ mid-size for SEC Country

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, home of the Oklahoma Sooners, is ready for a game against the Iowa State Cyclones on November 9, 2019 at in Norman, Oklahoma. OU held on to win 42-41. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

The Oklahoma football move to the SEC places the Sooners in a league with several of the big brands in college football, but also in a conference with the largest seating capacities in the college game.

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, affectionately billed as the “Palace on the Prairie” by the Sooner faithful, is the second largest stadium in the Big 12 behind the University of Texas.