Amid Friday’s information that the Huge 12 will add its 4 new members in 2023, it seems that Oklahoma and Texas is not going to be making their very own convention transition on the identical timeline. As a substitute, 2024 “is still a more realistic target date” for the Sooners and Longhorns to bolt for the SEC, based on the Austin-American Statesman, bringing the opportunity of a weird 2023-24 Huge 12 season into focus.
The Huge 12 has operated with simply 10 members for the reason that 2011 season after Missouri and Texas A&M’s departure for the SEC. However it could have 14 colleges in 2023-24 if Oklahoma and Texas stick round for a season after the addition of BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. If Oklahoma and Texas wished to affix the SEC in 2023 when the Huge 12 welcomes its new members, the colleges would want to pay projected nine-figure exit charges for breaking the league’s grant of media rights, CBS Sports activities’ Dennis Dodd beforehand reported.
Nevertheless, it is anticipated that these charges can be extra manageable in 2024 forward of the 2025 expiration date of the Huge 12’s present media deal. Official phrase from the SEC on convention realignment final 12 months was that Oklahoma and Texas would change into league members on July 1, 2025, although hypothesis has lengthy been rampant that an earlier date was probably.
The Huge 12 has been working below the idea that each the Sooners and Longhorns would stay within the convention by means of the 2024-25 season. The league has been getting ready for the opportunity of two seasons below a 14-team configuration, which might entail splitting into two divisions for soccer.