By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter Jul 27, 2021
6 hrs ago
OKLAHOMA CITY â The University of Oklahoma isnât the only one rocking the world of football conferences, with its plan to move from the Big 12 to the SEC.
An Owasso lawmaker is preparing to host an interim study later this year probing the feasibility of creating an 11-member Oklahoma-only Division 2 athletic conference.
State Rep. Mark Vancuren, R-Owasso, said Oklahoma currently has 11 Division 2 universities and colleges competing in three different athletic conferences that now require the teams to travel up to 500 miles away, as far as Nebraska and south Texas.
âWhenever I see that weâve gotten schools that havenât had winning records, and weâre competing against schools throughout the state, I donât understand why we would want to drive or travel long distances and not be able to compete with those teams when we could do something right here in the state of Okla
Lawmaker kicks off conversation about creating Oklahoma-only D-2 conference
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