Greg Sankey acknowledges ‘fumble’ with Texas fight song at SEC Media Days

As the third day of 2025 SEC Media Days got under way Wednesday, commissioner Greg Sankey acknowledged a “fumble” with a team’s fight song the previous day.

Sankey introduces each of the league’s 16 head coaches before they take the stage at Media Days, before a few bars of each team’s fight song plays. However, as Texas’ Steve Sarkisian took the stage on Tuesday, Texas A&M’s “Aggie War Hymn” played — rather than “Texas Fight,” the Longhorns’ official fight song.

“In football, we evaluate turnovers after a game or during a game,” Sankey said before introducing Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer. “We had a bit of a fumble yesterday I want to acknowledge. We had the wrong music played after I introduced Steve Sarkisian. So mistakes happen, no ill intent there, and we’ll make sure we do better in possessing our responsibilities.”

Crisis averted.

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