The University of Cincinnati has reached an agreement with the American Athletic Conference that will allow the school to exit the AAC and join the Big 12 Conference a year early.
Cincinnati and the AAC announced Friday that the school – along with fellow AAC members Central Florida and Houston – and the conference have agreed on a financial settlement that will allow the Bearcats to begin competition in the Big 12 as soon as July 1 2023.
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Cincinnati had been scheduled to join the Big 12 no earlier than July 1, 2024.