The Big 12 reached an agreement with the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns that will allow the two schools to join the Southeastern Conference a year before their grant of rights expired with the league according to an official announcement on Thursday.
The move was not exactly unexpected but there had been some haggling in recent days as the college football heavyweights look to expand their boundaries in a new era of the sport. The move will give the conference 16 member institutions with football scheduling expected to dominate the discussion in the meantime.
Below is a look at USA TODAY Sports’ Ryan Aber’s breakdown of what to expect as a result of the most recent events.