Texas and Oklahoma will officially join the SEC in time for the 2024 football season, the Big 12 office announced Thursday.
The two schools had originally been set to depart the Big 12 after the 2024-25 athletic year, but will now do so a year early. The Longhorns and Sooners will compete in the Big 12 through the 2024 spring athletic season, then change conferences.
The Big 12 has operated with 10 member schools since the departure of Colorado for the Pac-12 and Nebraska for the Big Ten in 2011 and the departure of Missouri and Texas A&M for the SEC a year later. West Virginia and TCU joined the Big 12 that same year. The Presidents and Chancellors of the SEC previously voted with unanimous approval to accept the application of Oklahoma and Texas to join the Conference on July 1, 2025 and have now authorized the Conference Office to proceed with facilitating the transition of Oklahoma and Texas to become full members of the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024.”
“I appreciate Commissioner Yormark’s and Schovanec’s thoughtful approach and the collaborative work toward a solution that prioritizes the best interests of all institutions.”
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