Current:Home > InvestHow are Texas, Oklahoma celebrating SEC move? Pitbull, pep rallies and more -Quantum Capital Pro
How are Texas, Oklahoma celebrating SEC move? Pitbull, pep rallies and more
Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-09 09:54:24
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! (6168)
Related
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 premiere: Date, time, cast, where to watch and stream
- Extreme heat is getting worse. Can we learn to live with it? | The Excerpt
- Woman holding large knife at Denver intersection shot and killed by police, chief says
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- The biggest since 'Barbie': Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' debuts with huge $155M weekend
- Juneteenth Hack brings Black artists together with augmented-reality tech
- Key moments at the Tonys: Jay-Z and Hillary Clinton in the house, strides for women and a late upset
- Small twin
- Ron Washington won't let losses deter belief in Angels: 'Ain't no damn failure'
Ranking
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- The Daily Money: A Chick-fil-A child labor camp?!
- Home run robbery in ninth caps Texas A&M win vs. Florida in College World Series opener
- Olympic swimmer Hunter Armstrong overcomes disaster to qualify for final
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires
- Mega Millions winning numbers for June 14 drawing: Jackpot climbs to $61 million
- Mavericks' Kyrie Irving hopes for better performance with NBA Finals back in Boston
Recommendation
'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
Toyota recalls 13,000 cars over camera defect that increases risk of hitting pedestrians
Singer Cody Simpson fails to make Australian Olympic swimming team
2 people seriously injured after small plane crashes near interstate south of Denver
Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
A search for a biological father, and the surprise of a lifetime
Singer Cody Simpson fails to make Australian Olympic swimming team
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Thinking of You