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Oklahoma Announces Stadium Seat Reconfiguration for 2024

With the Sooners' impending move to the SEC, big changes are on the horizon, starting with the seating chart.

Ross Lovelace

Oklahoma Announces Stadium Seat Reconfiguration for 2024
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As Oklahoma moves to the SEC the Sooners will adjust game day policies as need be. The school already updated its tailgate policies, allowing fans to set up camp on Lindsey Street. Now, Oklahoma is shuffling around its seating chart to fit SEC rules and regulations.

Oklahoma sent out an email to season ticket holders today detailing the changes and the process to upgrade seats moving forward.

"As we have evaluated the move to the SEC, we have learned of regulations surrounding competition by which we must abide as members," Oklahoma wrote. "For the 2024 football season, to adhere to SEC regulations, we will be required to adjust some seating locations to accommodate for these group-specific seating requirements. While this reconfiguration plan does not affect your 2024 seat location, as a loyal season ticket holder we want you to be aware of this change."

The student seating is essentially sliding closer to the end zone to adhere to SEC policies, as the conference requires the student section to be outside the 30-yard line. In addition, the SEC requires 5,000 visiting team seats and 2,000 must be in the lower level (Big 12 only requires 2,500 visiting team seats.) 

According to the email, the following sections will be affected by the new policies:

  • Section 15
  • Section 16 (Rows 6-28 and 57-72)
  • Section 20 (Rows 6-28)
  • Sections 22, 23, 24 and 25 

Stadium seating chart

Oklahoma assured season ticket holders affected by this reconfiguration plan that they will have the first opportunity to select seats for the 2024 season prior to non-affected season ticket holders. 

"After the affected group has been assigned selection times, the non-affected group (your group) will be ranked in Sooner Point order and assigned selection times," the email read. "Seats will be selected via an online interactive seat map. Assigned selection times, details on when the interactive seat map will be live and additional instructions will be provided via email to the address on your account prior to the start of the selection process."

Oklahoma has started to make the necessary changes to make the switch to the SEC. The tailgating policies and switching up stadium seats are the first clear indications of it.

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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Experience Ross is a young, up-and-coming sports reporter who has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners over the past six years. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and has helped out with the All Sooners podcast whenever he gets the chance. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross worked for self-starter blogs and latched onto Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and was hired by All Sooners. Ross landed an internship with Sports Illustrated's Inside the Thunder and has since become a full-time contributor. One day, Ross hopes to work in the NBA. Work History Education Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Personal Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC, OK. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross is engaged to be married at the end of the year. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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