Current:Home > FinanceHow are Texas, Oklahoma celebrating SEC move? Pitbull, pep rallies and more -ProfitPoint
How are Texas, Oklahoma celebrating SEC move? Pitbull, pep rallies and more
View
Date:2025-04-17 22:57:26
The celebrations for joining the SEC just mean more for Oklahoma and Texas.
After agreeing to join the league three years ago and negotiating a settlement with the Big 12 to leave one year early July 1 is the official day the Sooners and Longhorns join the SEC. Both schools are going all out to mark the occasion.
Texas is celebrating Sunday, one day before the official move with an "all-day SEC Celebration" that includes a performance from a Grammy Award-winning artist, while Oklahoma will begin its celebration that day and carry it into the first official day as an SEC member. The SEC Network will also be at both campuses hosting shows to welcome their new conference members.
LOOKING AHEAD: Our too-early college football Top 25 after spring practice
RE-RANK: After spring practice, every college football teams ranked from 1-134
Here are just some of the things Oklahoma and Texas have schedule for their welcome to the SEC:
Texas plans large SEC celebration Sunday
Texas will host a free event across its Austin campus starting at 2 p.m. local time, which will include interactive games, activities, food and drinks for fans. Campus museums like the LBJ Presidential Library and the Texas Science & Natural History Museum will have free activities beginning at 1 p.m. local time.
Fans will be able to take part in multiple photo ops, including with the iconic Bevo and the Longhorn Band. Texas-SEC merchandise will also be available to purchase. The SEC Network will be broadcasting live from the Main Mall from 5 to 9 p.m., and the same area will also hosts concerts from several artists.
The main attraction of the night will begin at 8:30 p.m., when SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and university administration will hold a ceremony that will officially welcome Texas to the SEC and have a fireworks show. Afterward, "Mr. Worldwide" Pitbull will perform a free concert.
Oklahoma has two days reserved for SEC celebration
Oklahoma's festivities will start late Sunday night with a Race to the SEC 5K Glow Run at 11 p.m. that will culminate inside of Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. When the clock strikes midnight, there will be a fireworks show as the Sooners officially become an SEC member. At the same time, there will also be a OU-branded SEC merchandise sale at a pop-up shop inside the stadium.
On Monday morning, Oklahoma will host "Wake Up in the SEC" events in Oklahoma City and Tulsa at 8 a.m. with university administrators, current and former coaches, as well as the band. From 11 a.m.-1 p.m., pep rallies will be held throughout the Norman area.
The SEC Network will broadcast from inside the football stadium from 2-8 p.m. and will host a "Party In The Palace" event at 5 p.m. on the field, which have several activities and photo opportunities, as well as live music. At 9:30 p.m., a pep rally will take place with university administration and the event will close with a drone show.
veryGood! (9)
Related
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Several factors may be behind feelings of hypochondria. Here are the most common ones.
- Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion
- UPS driver suffering from heat exhaustion 'passed out,' got into crash, Teamsters say
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- Western Alaska Yup’ik village floods as river rises from a series of storms
- Nevada Supreme Court declines to wade into flap over certification of election results, for now
- Hoda Kotb Shares Dating Experience That Made Her Stop Being a “Fixer”
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- How do I take workplace criticism as constructive and not a personal attack? Ask HR
Ranking
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Fantasy football draft strategy: Where to attack each position in 2024
- Tim Walz is still introducing himself to voters. Here are things to know about Harris’ VP pick
- Jennifer Lopez files to divorce Ben Affleck on second wedding anniversary
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- The Latest: Walz is expected to accept the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3
- Babysitter set to accept deal for the 2019 death of a man she allegedly injured as a baby in 1984
- Bill Clinton’s post-presidential journey: a story told in convention speeches
Recommendation
Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
Gayle King dishes on her SI Swimsuit cover, how bestie Oprah accommodates her needs
Ex-politician due to testify in his trial in killing of Las Vegas investigative journalist
Ex-politician due to testify in his trial in killing of Las Vegas investigative journalist
Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
Here's What Jennifer Lopez Is Seeking in Ben Affleck Breakup
It's Al Roker's 70th birthday, and he got this advice from Oprah Winfrey
How Ben Affleck Hinted at Being Incompatible With Jennifer Lopez Months Before Split