Projecting what a 14-team Big 12 Conference could look like

With the announcement of the four new Big 12 teams joining in 2023, we project what the new conference could look like.

It was reported on Wednesday that all four new additions to the Big 12 Conference will join for the 2023-24 seasons.

With the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners still part of the conference until the 2025-26 calender at the latest, there would be 14 teams in all. Given that college football plays just 12 regular-season games, it would be impossible to keep the round-robin style of scheduling.

As we look to project the Big 12 in 2023 and beyond, Longhorns Wire takes a look at how it could all break down.

  • Likely a nine-game schedule
  • Three nonconference matchups
  • Rotating cross-divisional matchups
  • Oklahoma joins the North, Texas joins the South to help with the transition to a 12-team league after leaving for the SEC

Here is a look at the full Big 12 North/South potential breakdown: