AUSTIN â Texas and Oklahoma have been talking with Southeastern Conference officials about leaving the Big 12 and joining the SEC, according to a report published Wednesday in the Houston Chronicle. An announcement could come within weeks, the newspaper reported. However, high-level sources at both schools were evasive when asked about the situation by the American-Statesman. âSorry, I canât comment on all the athletic rumors swirling around right now in this crazy time,â Texas President Jay Hartzell told the Austin American-Statesman last week. A source in the Oklahoma athletics department told the Statesman, âCome on now? Is this âGroundhog Dayâ all over again?â