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What Colorado’s move to the Big 12 means for Arizona

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Here we go again.

A little more than a year after UCLA and USC shocked college sports by announcing a move to the Big Ten, Colorado has dealt the floundering Pac-12 Conference another blow by announcing it will leave for the Big 12 starting with the 2024-25 athletic season.

Colorado was a member of the Big 12 (previously the Big 8) from 1947 until joining the Pac-12 in 2011.

A statement from the Commissioner. pic.twitter.com/UtGgY5WnTf

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) July 27, 2023

The Buffaloes’ departure leaves the Pac-12 with nine members beyond this year, its fewest since 1977, the year before Arizona and ASU joined what was then known as the Pacific-8.