Longhorns Daily News: SEC’s Greg Sankey: ‘Our focus very clearly is on 16. It’s not on further growth.’

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is getting used to fielding questions about the conference’s future expansion plans, and if those expansion plans exist at all.

“We’re focused on our expansion to 16. There is a lot of work that has been done, and there is still a lot of work to be done in advance of July 1, 2024,” Sankey said, according to Inside Texas. “We’re very mindful of what’s happening around us. I’m not a recruiter, I’ve not been a recruiter.

Sankey continued, “We want to do things so well that people are interested in being a part of us and that’s what happened at Oklahoma and Texas. But our focus very clearly is on 16. It’s not on further growth.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Jaylan Ford, Texas football team hope for a banner season in 2023

Dallas Morning News: Plano’s Pierceson Coody logs second Korn Ferry win of 2023; brother Parker ties for 2nd

247Sports: Morning Brew: How and when will Texas run the football in 2023?

Inside Texas: On Texas Football: How will opponents defenses adapt to Texas’ 11 personnel attack?

Inside Texas: Ten best young players in the Texas Longhorns football program

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Roundtable: Red River Rivalry, Horns down, and Texas baseball

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

247Sports: The Stampede: Previewing the final major visit weekend ahead of the 2023 season

247Sports: The Huddle: Scattershooting on recruiting with 41 days to go until kickoff

247Sports: Lone Star Recruiting Roundup: Assessing the recruitments of the top 20 uncommitted prospects in Texas

247Sports: Texas ‘feels like family’ for standout 2026 CB Jermaine Bishop

247Sports: Notes on a new visitor, 2025 linebacker on offer watch

247Sports: The Huddle: Big-picture thoughts on defensive back recruiting

247Sports: 247Sports Composite five-star WR Andrew Marsh updates recruitment amidst busy summer

247Sports: Standout ‘26 WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt set to check out Oklahoma and Texas

Inside Texas: A Global Snapshot Of The College Recruiting Landscape: Reality check edition

Inside Texas: Inside Scoop: OL, EDGE recruiting notes, new visitors for this week in Austin

Inside Texas: A closer look at Texas’ 2023 Edge recruiting efforts

Inside Texas: Solomon Williams scheduled to visit Texas this weekend

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

Austin American-Statesman: Who has the best linebackers? Ranking by Big 12 football by position

Inside Texas: Competing for championships at AT&T Stadium is where Texas wants to be at the end of the year

Frogs O’ War: 2023 TCU Football Preview: Defensive line

Frogs O’ War: Baseball: Eight TCU players sign contracts with MLB teams

The Smoking Musket: Tavon Austin’s still got it, Jose Perez makes his decision and the Mountaineers pull off some portal magic

WHAT WE’RE READING

SB Nation: Deshaun Watson, the Browns and the NFL should be ashamed of themselves

SB Nation: James Harden’s 4 burger run is the NBA’s funniest offseason video

SB Nation: Nyheim Hines suffers season-ending injury in freak Jet Ski accident

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• Texas’ Madison Booker and Team USA won gold.