Conference realignment in the NCAA is set to kick off starting in the 2024 season. The Big Ten conference and Big 12 are the biggest recipients of this change. They all get to expand their borders. A notable absence from all of this talk has been Greg Sankey's SEC. The world of college sports may have just gotten their answer from the commissioner.

There have been a lot of rumors that the SEC was bound to expand in the western areas of the nation. The schools involved have yet to be revealed. But, it would not be a far cry if they swooped in to acquire the remaining Pac-12 universities. A lot of that hope of rehoming for some athletic programs remained. However, the options will become limited for them. Commissioner Greg Sankey popped the bubble on their interest in expanding the conference, via Nick Schultz of On 3.

“We’ve talked to our presidents, our chancellors, and our athletics directors and said, ‘Do you want us to look west? Is that something that’s a priority?” he outlined how their board meetings go. Furthermore, Sankey put the rumors of expansion to rest, “Consistently, the answer has been we know who we are, we know our fan base, we know the passion, we know our expectations. That’s not who we are.”

Moreover, the SEC commissioner also added why they do not need to make the move, “We’ve got really great geography, high, high-level competition right now. And next year, it goes to, really, almost another level, if that’s possible.”

It is safe to say that they are not following the NCAA conference trend set by the Big Ten and Big 12.