The announcement says the vote to invite the four new members was unanimous by the eight remaining Big 12 members following Oklahoma and Texas’ decisions to leave the conference for the SEC.Īll that remains to add the new members is for their institutional boards to accept the invitation, which is considered a mere formality at this point in light of the scheduled video conferences with Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 Board Chairman and Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec, and the respective schools later today. They've planned frequently meetings for Big 12 university athletic directors and presidents in the days to come so they can talk about the next steps, and another presidential meeting was expected to happen next week. Three people familiar with the Big 12’s talks said Friday the eight schools. The Big 12 is moving quickly on an expansion plan that could have the conference at 12 schools after Texas and Oklahoma leave, with BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston as the most intriguing candidates.
#Big 12 conference adds four new members full#
Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF have all been full members of the American Athletic Conference since its inception in 2013. Three individuals familiar with the talks of the Big 12 stated on Friday that the eight schools left behind by the Sooners and Longhorns are planning to rebuild by including four new members. Big 12 moving quickly to add four new members. The Big 12 has officially invited Brigham Young University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Houston for full conference membership, the conference office announced Friday morning.īYU currently is independent in football and a member of the West Coast Conference for most other sports. Big 12 Conference, originally Big 6 Conference, American collegiate athletic organization, composed of the Universities of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Three people familiar with the Big 12s talks said Friday the eight schools being left behind by the Longhorns and Sooners are working to rebuild by adding four new members.
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