There were manifold reasons for Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners to join the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024.
The SEC reported a $59 million financial deficit and a downturn in income for the 2024 fiscal year, per the conference's federal tax records, after Texas and Oklahoma joined the league last summer.
According to USA Today's Blake Toppmeyer, Sankey set this situation in motion when he orchestrated the SEC’s expansion in 2021 by adding Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12. "Sankey says this ...