The Big 12 took a blow today as Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns took the first steps by officially announcing Monday that they will not be renewing their media rights grant with the conference, which is expected to expire in 2025. The two flagship programs are reportedly interested in making a groundbreaking move by joining the SEC.
Both schools publicly released a joint statement informing conferences of their intentions to seeking membership in the SEC.
“Providing notice to the Big 12 at this point is important in advance of the expiration of the conference’s current media rights agreement. The universities intend to honor their existing grant of rights agreements. However, both universities will continue to monitor the rapidly evolving collegiate athletics landscape as they consider how best to position their athletics programs for the future.”