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SEC welcomes Texas, Oklahoma after boards accept invitations

SEC welcomes Texas, Oklahoma after boards accept invitations

After the boards of regents for the universities of Texas and Oklahoma voted Friday to accept invitations to the Southeastern Conference, the league announced the Big 12 rivals would start competing in the SEC in the fall of 2025. “This is a move for stability and preservation and propagation,” OU

SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league -- in 2025

SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league -- in 2025

Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. But how soon? The latest step in a move that has potential to help reshape college sports came two days after Texas and Oklahoma

Big 12 accuses ESPN of trying to 'destabilize' conference

Big 12 accuses ESPN of trying to 'destabilize' conference

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accused ESPN of encouraging other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern Conference more quickly and without paying a massive buyout. "I have absolute certainty that they (ESPN) have been involved in manipulating other conferences to go

Big 12's Texas, Oklahoma make request to join powerhouse SEC

Big 12's Texas, Oklahoma make request to join powerhouse SEC

Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the Southeastern Conference — in 2025 —- with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in the "near future." The wheels are in motion for a monumental move in college sports, but the Longhorns and Sooners are not

NFL player's brother, 2nd man jailed in 2016 student slaying

NFL player's brother, 2nd man jailed in 2016 student slaying

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida men, one of them the brother of an NFL player, have been arrested on murder charges in the 2016 shooting death of a college student. Donterio Rashad Fowler, 25, and Keondre Quamar Fields, 23, were being held without bail Tuesday following their arrests,

Missouri AD Jim Sterk to step down after 5 years in position

Missouri AD Jim Sterk to step down after 5 years in position

Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk will step down once a replacement is found, ending a five-year tenure that was marked by school-wide social unrest, millions of dollars in facilities upgrades and key coaching hires in football and basketball. The school said in a statement Monday that the 65-year-old Sterk had

With eye on SEC, Oklahoma, Texas move toward leaving Big 12

With eye on SEC, Oklahoma, Texas move toward leaving Big 12

Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal step Monday toward moving to the Southeastern Conference, notifying the Big 12 they would not be renewing an agreement that binds the league’s members through 2025. The schools sent out a joint statement that made no mention of the SEC and said “the

SEC takeover: Expansion would just mean more power, wealth

SEC takeover: Expansion would just mean more power, wealth

Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift that will have repercussions in college sports from coast to coast. According to multiple reports, the first and significant formal step of the process could

Big Ten says schools will decide on COVID-19 protocols

Big Ten says schools will decide on COVID-19 protocols

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will take take a "decentralized" approach to COVID-19 protocols by allowing each school to put in place its own plan. "Our schools are finalizing their proposed policies and procedures for the fall," Warren said at Big Ten football media days at Lucas

Short retirement: Former Badgers AD Alvarez named Big Ten special adviser

Short retirement: Former Badgers AD Alvarez named Big Ten special adviser

Former Wisconsin athletic director and coach Barry Alvarez is joining the Big Ten as the special adviser for football. Alvarez retired from Wisconsin after the past 18 years as AD and 16 seasons previously as coach of the Badgers. Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren announced Alvarez would be joining the

Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden has terminal medical condition

Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden has terminal medical condition

Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden announced Wednesday he has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition. "I've always tried to serve God's purpose for my life, on and off the field, and I am prepared for what is to come," Bowden said in a statement released to

Sources: Texas, Oklahoma interested in joining SEC

Sources: Texas, Oklahoma interested in joining SEC

HOOVER, Ala. – Texas and Oklahoma have enquired with the Southeastern Conference about leaving the Big 12, and the SEC is interested in adding the two schools, sources told Stadium. “This will take some time, but the interest by both sides is there,” a source told Stadium. A source said

Mullen, Gators adapting to life with new QB, playmakers

Mullen, Gators adapting to life with new QB, playmakers

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen puts a positive spin on losing his three best offensive playmakers. The Gators are replacing Heisman Trophy finalist Kyle Trask at quarterback and two first-round NFL draft picks, wide receiver Kadarius Toney and tight end Kyle Pitts. It could mean a big

Ex-Illini star Roundtree, paralyzed in accident, dies at 23

Ex-Illini star Roundtree, paralyzed in accident, dies at 23

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois football star Bobby Roundtree, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a swimming accident two years ago, died Friday, the university said. He was 23. Illinois said Roundtree, a Florida native, died in the Tampa area where he was living. The cause of

Big 12's Bowlsby: 'Very short-sighted' to go unvaccinated

Big 12's Bowlsby: 'Very short-sighted' to go unvaccinated

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday the league is doing everything it can to encourage vaccinations for all of its athletes, though the conference won't mandate shots for the coronavirus. Those not getting vaccinated, however, will be required to submit to multiple COVID-19 tests weekly,