The American Athletic Conference announced an agreement Friday with Cincinnati, Houston and UCF that paves the way for the schools to join the Big 12 in 2023.
The three schools announced in September they had accepted invitations to join the Big 12, which moved quickly to a rebuild its membership after Texas and Oklahoma revealed they planned to join the Southeastern Conference in 2025.The American requires its members give more than two years' notice before they can leave the conference, plus a $10 million exit fee. The AAC said, effective July 1, 2023.
Each departing school agreed to pay the AAC $18 million, with more than half paid out by 2024 and the rest due over a period of 12 years, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the conference nor the schools are releasing terms of the agreement.American Commissioner Mike Aresco thanked the leadership of the departing schools for arriving at a “sensible resolution.
All three institutions enjoyed tremendous success under the American Athletic Conference banner, and all three were instrumental in taking the conference"to great heights, both athletically and academically," Aresco said."We wish them the best and look forward to having them compete in our conference in 2022-23.”
Cincinnati has won the last two AAC football championships and reached the College Football Playoff last season. UCF has also won two AAC football titles . Houston, which lost to Cincinnati in last season's title game, has one conference title.The new-look AAC is also preparing to have 14 teams in 2023, with six schools from Conference USA having already accepted invitations.
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