Texas and Oklahoma would like to leave the Big 12 for the SEC earlier than 2025. If the rest of the conference is willing, it appears Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is open to letting them leave.
Not much has changed as far as the timeline for when the Longhorns and Sooners could leave. For 2023, the two SEC bound programs are all but guaranteed to play in the Big 12 for at least one more season. According to Yormark, that could be it for the two teams.
The buyout has been a huge holdup for Oklahoma and Texas, though the Longhorns are doing well financially. Should the conference’s other teams let them free of their conference obligations, that hurdle could disappear.
TCU and Baylor’s recent success could make the conference more open to parting ways with the conference’s two moneymakers. Last season, Baylor won the Sugar Bowl after defeating Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship. TCU is potentially on the verge of its first national championship since 1938.
We will continue to monitor when Texas could depart from the conference.
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