AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- Just over a week after speculation was first reported, the Southeastern Conference has officially voted to welcome the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma to join the conference in time for the 2025-26 academic year.
The 14 existing members of the SEC, including Texas A&M, voted unanimously to extend invitations to the two schools.
"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," said Commissioner Sankey. "I greatly appreciate the collective efforts of our Presidents and Chancellors in considering and acting upon each school's membership interest."
Texas' Board of Regents is scheduled to meet Friday morning at 9 a.m., with a posted agenda item involving "discussion and possible appropriate action regarding athletic conference membership matters." Oklahoma's Board of Regents is also set to hold a meeting Friday morning, solely to discuss the same topic.
This is a developing story and will be updated.