Plenty of shots fired were made by Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione on Monday, as OU celebrated its first day in the Southeastern Conference.

On the set of “SEC Now," Castiglione appeared to take a jab at former OU head coaches who left the school. 

“Every coach that we talked to was excited,” Castiglione said. “The ones that weren’t aren’t here anymore. You’ve gotta accept it or not. Either get with it or get on with it.”

Many were suggesting this was directed toward former OU football head coach Lincoln Riley, who left the Sooners to join USC in 2021. 

During an event Monday morning at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill in Oklahoma City, many current OU coaches shared their level of excitement of joining the SEC. OU women’s tennis head coach Audra Cohen and OU men’s golf head coach Ryan Hybl shared their levels of excitement this morning in OKC.

"There's a lot of teams in the SEC that we've tried to schedule over the last eight years and they've said no," Cohen said. "So we're really excited about playing them now."

"I feel like we’re as prepared as we can possibly be through this transition," Hybl said. "We compete against these SEC teams every year."

As OU and Texas officially entered the SEC on Monday, follow along with live events in Oklahoma.

OU celebrated its move to the SEC on July 1 by hosting Party in the Palace. Everyone was invited to experience the transition to the new conference.

Filmed & edited by Cassidy Martin

OU celebrated its arrival to the SEC with the second-ever Party in the Palace event, including a drone show.

Watch the full show:

Filmed by Cassidy Martin

 

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