As widely expected, the Big 12 officially extended membership to BYU, Houston, UCF, and Cincinnati this morning. BYU will formally join the league July 1, 2023.
After taking their football program independent, BYU arrived in the WCC following the 2020-11 season and were largely seen as a nice boost in conference power and rankings. They made the NCAA Tournament in three of their first four years in the WCC and finally returned last year.
And of course, the Zags and the Cougars have played some hard-nosed grind out games, highlighted by BYU’s stunning upset over an undefeated Gonzaga on Senior Night in 2017.