The University of Texas wants to move its athletic department out of the Big 12 Conference. It has for years. A decade ago it was headed to the then Pac-10, before suddenly it wasn’t. A truce was reached with its longtime home, but that was always temporary.
The Longhorns want what they perceive to be greener pastures — certainly the SEC, perhaps some other league, maybe along with Oklahoma. The Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday that UT and OU have had discussions with the SEC. No one has denied it.
Whether Texas can pull it off politically is the question.