SEC Commissioner Downplays FSU Rumors: We Won't Slice Our Pie into More Pieces

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey doesn't seem to be interested in potentially adding Florida State to the conference amid the school's current legal battle with the ACC.

"We're not going to take our pie and slice it into more pieces," Sankey said on The Next Round Live podcast (h/t On3.com).

Florida State is currently involved in a lawsuit against the ACC, the school's current conference, to challenge the conference's grant of rights. The ACC has since countersued.

The SEC has expanded in the past, approving Texas and Oklahoma to join the conference in 2021. Both teams are making their conference debuts beginning in the 2024 season, although Sankey explained that adding both programs wasn't a reactionary move and took some time before it was finalized.

"We've not been reacting," Sankey said (h/t On3.com). "We've not been in a position of trying to figure something out in short order, we were able to make a decision and there were other calls before Oklahoma and Texas reached out."

If Florida State ends up leaving the ACC, a potential move to the SEC or the Big Ten would be difficult. Brett McMurphy of Action Network revealed on Tuesday that the two conferences are "unlikely" to add the Seminoles if they depart from their current conference.

Sankey has made it clear that he currently isn't interested in expanding the field of 16 teams in the SEC, telling reporters on Monday that "we're focused on our 16" (via ESPN's Andrea Adelson).

"I'm not a recruiter," he said. "My job is to make sure we meet the standard of excellence that we have for ourselves on a daily basis."

While the Seminoles have thrived under head coach Mike Norvell and racked up 23 wins over the past two seasons, a possible move to the SEC doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.