Bevo’s Daily Roundup: SEC official: ‘The need just isn’t there’ to expand beyond 16

There’s no reason to think the SEC will expand beyond 16 programs, SEC officials recently told Saturday Down South. That means the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners will be the last additions to the nation’s strongest college football conference in a few years.

“We’re positioned at 16 (teams) for a robust future,” an SEC athletic director told Saturday Down South. “The need just isn’t there.”

That, of course, will come down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s plan in the coming years.

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

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ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

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RECRUITING ROUNDUP

Austin American-Statesman: Longhorns land another key transfer in ex-BYU guard Shaylee Gonzales

247Sports: A closer look at 2024 quarterback recruiting

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

Austin American-Statesman: Here’s where Big 12 reporters picked Texas to finish in preseason poll

Dallas Morning News: 3 key questions facing Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas and every Big 12 team ahead of media days

Inside Texas: Ranking The 2022 Big 12 running backs

Our Daily Bears: Four Takeaways from Baylor’s Globl Jam performance

The Smoking Musket: We have a better suggestion for Heinz Field’s naming rights

The Smoking Musket: Thursday night college football returns for West Virginia

Wide Right & Natty Lite: Realignment: Jake Brend style

Rock Chalk Talk: Kansas Football Transfer Report: Dominick Puni

WHAT WE’RE READING

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NEWS ACROSS THE FORTY ACRES AND BEYOND

• Make sure you relish in Texas football’s recent recruiting run.