Missouri is moving to the Southeastern Conference neighborhood, and the Tigers soon may be residing on the same street as Georgia and Tennessee.
The league announced Sunday that Missouri will join the SEC effective July 1, 2012, and that the Tigers will compete in all sports during the 2012-13 academic year. Missouri becomes the 14th member of the conference and joins Texas A&M, which was introduced as the 13th member on Sept. 25.
Texas A&M and Missouri are the first expansions for the SEC since 1991, when Arkansas and South Carolina accepted invitations.
“I am pleased to officially welcome the University of Missouri to the SEC family on behalf of our presidents, chancellors, athletics directors, students and fans,” league commissioner Mike Slive said in a release. “Missouri is an outstanding academic institution with a strong athletic program. We look forward to having the Tigers compete in our league starting in 2012.”
The addition of Missouri gives the SEC three sets of Tigers, joining Auburn and LSU, and two sets of Columbia campuses, joining South Carolina.