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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey will attend Saturday’s Oklahoma-Texas Game played amidst the Texas State Fair in Dallas. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark will not.
It is also a continuation of a process that former SEC commissioner Mike Slive began nearly 15 years ago, when he looked at his league’s southern footprint and began staring longingly to the west — deep into the heart of Texas. The goal was simple, even if the challenge was considerable: turn Texas, long the foundation of the Big 12 , into SEC territory.
And make no mistake, the league plans on leveraging all of this. There is a reason next year’s SEC Football Media Days is already scheduled for Dallas.
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