Texas and Oklahoma are poised to make a move from the Big 12 to the SEC by 2025, potentially participating in a 14-team conference, a departure from the previous 10-team format. Recent reports indicate that Cincinnati, Central Florida, and Houston have reached an agreement on exit fees with the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and are set to begin competing in the Big 12 from 2023 onwards. The specific financial details of their transition to the Power 5 conference have not been disclosed at this time.
AAC commissioner Mike Aresco issued a statement confirming the move, expressing gratitude for the success and contributions of the three institutions to the AAC. The addition of these three programs will restore the conference to a 12-team format for the first time since 2010 when Nebraska left for the Big Ten, followed by Texas A&M, Missouri, and Colorado departing a season later for the SEC and Pac-12, respectively. West Virginia and TCU were promptly added as replacements in 2012.
In addition to Cincinnati, Central Florida, and Houston, BYU is also slated to join the Big 12 in 2023, transitioning from its current independent status. The three AAC programs and BYU collectively boast impressive records, with Cincinnati notably making history as the first non-Power 5 program to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff last season.
Following the departure of three of its most lucrative programs, the AAC is anticipated to compensate by adding six schools from Conference USA—Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA are expected to finalize their move by July 1, 2023. Simultaneously, Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, and Jacksonville State are set to join Conference USA as replacements in 2023.
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