In late July of 2021, a report from the Houston Chronicle revealed Texas and Oklahoma would soon be invited to join the Southeastern Conference. Proceedings in February of 2023 revealed the Longhorns and Sooners would join the SEC starting July 1, 2024. [Join Inside Texas TODAY and get the BEST Texas Longhorns scoop!] Close to 1,200 days since the news about Texas’ departure for a league where “it just means more” broke, the Longhorns will finally play a conference football game against a SEC opponent this Saturday when Texas hosts the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memori…