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Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark provides latest timeline for Texas and Oklahoma leaving for SEC
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Texas and Oklahoma will be joining the SEC in the coming years. When?
According to Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, the 2 schools will remain a part of the Big 12 through the current league’s grant of rights set for July of 2025. Both programs had floated the idea of leaving the conference early after it was announced the Big 12 would expand to 14 teams for the 2023 season.
“They’re going to be here through ‘25,” Yormark told reporters Tuesday at Big 12 Basketball Tipoff inside Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center. “They’ve committed themselves in advance of me getting here and they’ve reiterated that commitment. So they’ll be here through the duration (of the grant of rights). And my relationship with both Texas and Oklahoma is very, very strong. And they are full members and we’re looking forward to working with them.”
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark delivered the latest update on the impending departures of Oklahoma and Texas at Big 12 Basketball Tipoff Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City. https://t.co/nNMaLyGgzv
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According to The Tusla World’s Eli Lederman, both Texas and Oklahoma were represented at the Dallas meetings, along with the new additions BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. Those discussions included plans for a future scheduling format when the conference moves to 14 teams starting July 1, 2023.
Yormark formally replaced longtime Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Aug. 1, almost a full year following the 2 schools announcing they were leaving for the SEC no later than 2025.
Cole Thompson is a freelance writer for Saturday Football who has covered college football and the NFL for multiple websites. Thompson is currently based in Houston, Texas, and also can be heard daily on SportsMap National Radio's 'Just Sayin It' from 3am-6am.
