The Big 12 is operating under the assumption that OU and Texas will not leave before the current rights agreement ends in 2025. NCAA rules state that conference with 12 or more teams must split into divisions for football.
Is Texas Longhorns leaving Big 12?
Six days after news initially broke on July 21 that Texas and Oklahoma were planning to leave the Big 12, the programs said they would not extend their grant of rights beyond 2025 when that current contract expires with ESPN and Fox.
Will Texas and Oklahoma leave early for the SEC?
While Texas and Oklahoma won’t be officially leaving the Big 12 for the SEC in 2022, there could be a more realistic timeline that does emerge throughout this calendar year. And it looks like there are already some moving pieces impacting when the Longhorns and Sooners could officially make the move to join the SEC.
Is Oklahoma State leaving the Big 12?
OSU is left in a Big 12 with Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor and West Virginia. The Cowboys own the superior football program with OU leaving, and superior overall athletics program with Texas leaving.
How much will it cost Texas to leave Big 12?
Big 12 bylaws require leaving schools to give 18 months of notice and pay a hefty exit fee equivalent to two years of revenue distribution. Based on the Big 12’s most recent tax filings, that penalty would be about $80 million.
Is Oklahoma going to the SEC?
Sankey and the SEC shocked the world last July when news broke that Oklahoma and Texas planned to exit the Big 12 and make way for the SEC. The conference extended an official invitation on July 29 and the board of regents at both schools voted to accept the following day, making the move official.
Will Texas A&M leave SEC?
A&M boosters are furious that SEC commissioner Greg Sankey elected to leave them in the dark. Although they will not leave the conference, there’s a clear indication that they will no longer trust the heads running the show in Birmingham, Ala.
What will happen to the rest of the Big 12?
BYU Athletics Director Tom Holmoe said during Friday’s press conference that the Big 12 will split into two football divisions as the conference returns to 12 teams.
Will Texas join the SEC?
Based on current plans, regular-season SEC football will not begin for the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners until the 2025 season.
How soon could Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC?
Oklahoma and Texas are set to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference after the 2024-25 athletic year, but that’s not stopping many from believing it could be sooner.
Why did Texas A&M leave the Big 12?
According to Sports Illustrated writer Andy Staples, the LHN broadcasting high school games (to the potential benefit of Texas and the detriment of the conference’s other Texas-based schools) “was too much [for A&M] to bear.” Loftin recalled in 2021 that “When the LHN was announced, that just galvanized our former and
Will the Big 12 add more teams?
Assuming BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF join ahead of the 2023-24 athletic year, the league would be at 14 teams for two seasons in 2023 and 2024.
Big 12 engaged in plans to split into two seven-team divisions beginning in 2023 amid realignment.
| Big 12 North | Big 12 South |
|---|---|
| Kansas | Texas |
| Kansas State | Texas Tech |
What will the Big 12 do without Texas and Oklahoma?
The Big 12 will play a title game without Oklahoma or Texas for the first time since 1998. Nov. 30, 2021, at 6:51 p.m.
What happens to Big 12 if UT and OU leave?
After Texas and OU tell the BIG 12 they will not renew their media/television rights with the BIG 12, nothing happens until the end of 2025. Both universities will stay and play in the BIG 12. After the end of 2025, they will begin in their new conference (providing they are accepted).
Will Texas keep the Longhorn Network?
Texas president Jay Hartzell essentially admitted on Monday that there will be no use for the network after the school moves from the Big 12 to the SEC. Texas president Jay Hartzell on LHN’s future: “The expectation is we’ll wind it down, but we haven’t talked specifically about what that will look like.”
Will Texas and Oklahoma be in the SEC West?
With Oklahoma and Texas set to join the SEC by June 30, 2025, the conference adds two of the most prominent athletic schools in the country and certainly the top two in what’s left of the Big 12 Conference.
Why are Oklahoma and Texas going to the SEC?
The SEC has more money than the Big 12 and its not really close. Add Texas and Oklahoma to that conference and you gain even more revenue. This is the main reason why I believe both schools will leave before 2025.
Who is leaving the Big 12 Conference?
Oklahoma and Texas announced late last summer that they were leaving the Big 12 to become members of the Southeastern Conference.
Can Texas A&M block Texas from joining the SEC?
Still, A&M doesn’t want the Longhorns in their conference, and the Aggies do have an avenue to stop it. Any additions to the conference require a three-quarters vote (11 out of 14) of current SEC members, meaning the Aggies just need to convince three other schools to go along with Operation Horns Down.
Why does A&M not want UT in the SEC?
The Aggies spent millions to be where they are, and believed they were done with “tu” because the SEC was watching out for them. They weren’t. Because, in the end, the SEC’s priority was Texas rather than Texas A&M. This story was originally published July 27, 2021 10:32 AM.
What conference will Oklahoma State end up in?
“It sounds like the Big 12-we all know that Oklahoma and Texas are headed to the SEC-but it sounds like Oklahoma State and Kansas State are going to the PAC 12. That’s done. It sounds like West Virginia is going to the ACC, which would make sense with Virginia.
