Texas, Oklahoma reach agreement with Big 12 to leave for SEC in 2024

Texas and Oklahoma have reached an agreement with the Big 12 to leave for the Southeastern Conference in 2024, one year earlier than planned.

Both the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma have reached an agreement to leave the Big 12 Conference in 2024, one year earlier than initially planned. , talks of an early departure for Texas and Oklahoma had persisted for several months. The Southeastern Conference had previously voted unanimously to absorb the Longhorns and Sooners beginning in 2025.

The schools, whose boards must give final approval on the agreement, are expected to compete as SEC members for the 2024 football season. Per the Big 12,"Compensation to the conference for the early withdrawals of the two schools totals $100 million in foregone distributable revenues, which OU and UT will be able to partially offset with future revenues."

“As I have consistently stated, the Conference would only agree to an early withdrawal if it was in our best interest for Oklahoma and Texas to depart prior to June 30, 2025,” Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark

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