A Huge 12 Convention brand is displayed on a barrier at Amon G. Carter Stadium on this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, file photograph. Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will formally be part of the Huge 12 Convention subsequent season, together with BYU, after the three colleges got here to an settlement on exiting the American Athletic Convention. Ron Jenkins, Related Press
There’s lastly some convention realignment readability, notably relating to the Huge 12 Convention.
Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will formally be part of the Huge 12 subsequent season, the American Athletic Convention introduced Friday.
The three colleges got here to an settlement with the AAC to depart the league subsequent season and be part of the Huge 12 starting July 1, 2023.
That's the similar time that BYU will even be part of the Huge 12 Convention.
All 4 colleges have been prolonged invites to affix the Energy 5 league final September.
The Huge 12 despatched out a welcome to the 4 incoming colleges on social media following the morning announcement.
Our future is shiny 🚀
— Huge 12 Convention (@Big12Conference) June 10, 2022
See you all in 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑! #Big12pic.twitter.com/Ts6mjw6mvr
When will Texas and Oklahoma go away the Huge 12 for the SEC?
That wasn’t the one information from Friday morning, although, in convention realignment strikes equivalent to Huge 12 growth.
The Austin American-Statesman’s Brian Davis reported a “extra real looking goal date” for Texas and Oklahoma to affix the SEC is 2024.
One high-ranking Texas supply tells me now that 2024 remains to be a extra real looking goal date for Texas and OU to affix the SEC early. So Horns, Sooners groups possible going to Provo, Houston, Cincy, Orlando in 2023.
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) June 10, 2022
That might imply the Longhorns and Sooners could be within the Huge 12 for one season with BYU, Houston, Cincinnati and UCF earlier than leaving for the SEC.
When will the Convention USA lose six groups to the AAC?
The Athletic’s Chris Vannini additionally reported that the six Convention USA colleges who're exiting the league to affix the AAC are additionally anticipated to formally be part of their new convention July 1, 2023.
Supply: The six Convention USA colleges leaving C-USA for the AAC are anticipated to finalize that transfer for July 1, 2023 within the subsequent few days, @TheAthletic has realized.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) June 10, 2022
That features Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA. They'd been ready for the AAC departures.
“They'd been ready for the AAC departures,” Vannini wrote.
That group of colleges consists of Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA.