Times are changing on the Forty Acres. As of 2024, the Texas Longhorns will be members of the Southeastern Conference. It will be a challenge unlike any Texas has faced.
Barry Switzer outlined how difficult winning will be for Oklahoma in its new conference. Texas will have an equally difficult challenge on its hands in the new league.
After adding Oklahoma and Texas, the SEC will have three traditional blue-blood programs. Alabama has the most hardware of the three.
The challenge of the SEC isn’t so much the middle as it is the top half. Just under what are typically considered the blue bloods is a tier dominated by SEC teams. Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Florida and Auburn might find themselves just shy of blue-blood status, but they have the potential and some of the hardware to compete with college football’s best.
The Tennessee Volunteers boast six national championships all time. Georgia, LSU, Florida and Auburn have played in a combined 11 national championship games since 2003.
At it’s peak, Texas can compete with anyone. Nevertheless, Longhorns will need to raise their game to climb to the top of their new conference.
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