College Football Coaches Score Jaw Dropping Raises in Realignment Chaos

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[{"selector":"#anim-be3cea56-4e26-48cb-a8da-29ca918f5e33","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":50,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed8d3e57-e2b8-4858-a2c3-39b4daed409e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(1921.05277%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":50,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87c30e17-772c-423c-ae40-0c25748dbddb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Realignment began when Texas and Oklahoma moved to the SEC in 2021

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