2, 2017 in Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19) Oklahoma was scheduled to host the Vols in 2020, but the game was scrapped amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The other two meetings came in the Orange Bowl, first a Tennessee victory in 1939 and then a Sooners victory in 1968.
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The last meeting eight years ago between these two on Rocky Top was a thriller, as Oklahoma erased a 17-0 deficit to defeat the Volunteers in double overtime to sweep a home-and-home series that began the year prior in Norman. This game tracks to be another homecoming of sorts, with Tennessee coach Josh Heupel coaching against the school he quarterbacked to a national championship in 2000.
12, 2015 at Tennessee (Oklahoma 31, Tennessee 24 - 2OT) Also, Sooners coach Brent Venables is no stranger to the Gamecocks after facing them annually during his lengthy run as defensive coordinator at Clemson. SEC expansion was bound to give birth to at least one first-time matchup, right? There tracks to be least one familiar face returning to the Palace on the Prairie with ex-Oklahoma assistant Shane Beamer now serving as South Carolina's coach, and former Sooners starting quarterback Spencer Rattler will still have a year of eligibility left in 2024 should he pursue a sixth season at the collegiate level. Alabama rebounded in the 2018 CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl, dealing the Sooners' their third semifinal exit in four seasons. That includes an Oklahoma sweep of a home-and-home played across the 20 seasons, and later a stunning victory against Nick Saban and company as 17.5-point underdogs in the Sugar Bowl to end the 2013 season. The Sooners and Crimson Tide only met twice before the turn of the century, but have played four times dating back to 2002. 29, 2018 in College Football Playoff semifinal ( Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34) Below is a glimpse at some storylines and the history associated with each SEC matchup for Oklahoma and Texas in 2024, excluding their own feud. While the bitter rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas that spans more than 100 years is well documented, the move to the SEC means some less familiar opponents are on deck for both schools. Missouri are also set to return after being on hiatus for more than a decade. Previous lost conference rivalries such as Texas A&M vs. That means the tradition of Oklahoma and Texas clashing each October at the Cotton Bowl isn't going anywhere. The conference sought to preserve traditional rivalries while also promoting competitive balance. The SEC will do away with divisions amid expansion, while retaining an eight-game conference schedule for 2024.
The SEC unveiled each team's opponents for the 2024 season Wednesday, with game dates to be announced later.Īll fourteen current SEC members will face either Oklahoma or Texas in 2024 as the conference moves to a record 16 members. These changes could help move that process along a little faster.Īs for the Big Ten, the biggest question remains what will happen with its championship game format and not on where the conference may now go for future expansion options.Oklahoma and Texas still have one more season left in the Big 12 before jumping to the SEC in 2024, but the Sooners and Longhorns now know both who and where they will play upon moving to their new home. It was previously announced the two Big 12 power programs would join the SEC in 2025, although it has been widely speculated that timeline would be accelerated. Conference USA will be adding Liberty, New Mexico State, and FCS programs Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State.Īs for the Big 12, it is still unknown if Oklahoma and Texas will now be able to move to the SEC as early as 2023. Once it was worked out to allow those three schools move to the Big 12 next summer, it was a mere formality before it was confirmed the AAC’s new members would join the group from Conference USA.Ĭonference USA was already scheduled to add new members to its lineup in 2023. The three AAC members will join the Big 12 with BYU next summer. All of these schools were previously confirmed to have accepted invitations to join the conference, but the timeline was officially moved up after it was confirmed the AAC’s departing members will be joining the Big 12 at the same time.Ĭincinnati, UCF, and Houston will be leaving the AAC for the Big 12. The AAC will formally welcome Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA to the conference next summer (officially on July 1, 2023). As expected, the American Athletic Conference will officially be adding new members to its conference lineup in 2023. While the Big Ten has no signs of making any conference realignment changes anytime soon, there will be a good amount of changes going down a year from now.
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