WASHINGTON, DC (KCTV) -- On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the Department of Justice investigate an allegation that ESPN is encouraging two schools to move to the SEC.
The allegation specifically asserts that "ESPN is encouraging and working to ensure the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Oklahoma in Norman move to the Southeast Conference (SEC)," according to a press release from his office.
Sen. Marshall's full letter to the U.S. attorney general says:
"Dear Attorney General Garland,
As you may know the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Oklahoma in Norman have announced they do not intend to renew their contract with the Big XII Conference. They have also been formally invited to join the Southeastern Conference (SEC). What is less apparent are the allegations that ESPN is encouraging and working to ensure this move occurs.
A recent news article suggests that the Big XII has 'evidence that ESPN was manipulating all this.' The Big XII Commissioner Bob Bowlsby even sent a cease-and-desist letter to ESPN, accusing it of attempting to get the teams to the SEC. Bowlsby claims that ESPN has 'actively engaged in discussions with at least one other conference regarding that conference inducing additional Members of the Big 12 Conference to leave the Big 12 Conference.'
Another article reports that 'ESPN acquired the prized SEC on CBS package, giving them 100...
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