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Lawmaker kicks off conversation about creating Oklahoma-only D-2 conference


By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter
Jul 27, 2021
6 hrs ago
OKLAHOMA CITY — The University of Oklahoma isn’t 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.
“Whenever I see that we’ve gotten schools that haven’t had winning records, and we’re competing against schools throughout the state, I don’t 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 ....

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