Media reaction to Colorado returning to Big 12 and leaving Pac-12

From Desmond Howard to Stewart Mandel to Jon Wilner to @BuffaloesWire, we sample media reactions to Colorado’s #Big12 move:

The Colorado Buffaloes are moving to the Big 12. The Big 12 has approved of Colorado’s return to the conference. Colorado’s board of regents voted to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big 12 on Thursday afternoon.

Our friends at Buffaloes Wire have the details:

“By a unanimous vote of 9-0, the University of Colorado board of regents approved the school’s decision to leave the Pac-12 and rejoin the Big 12 ahead of the 2024-25 academic year.

“The board met on Thursday afternoon and university president Todd Saliman opened with a statement confirming Colorado’s move. ‘We think the time has come to change conferences,’ Saliman said.”

Fans are certainly fascinated by all of this, but we want to take a little time to give you a sampling of the media coverage of this huge story (including from us, as well as Buffaloes Wire, whom you should follow for complete Colorado coverage).

Here’s what some national commentators, writers, reporters, bloggers, and podcasters have said about this potent, explosive development in the world of college sports: