UH will officially join the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023 after reaching an exit agreement to leave the American Athletic Conference on Friday morning.
“Today’s announcement comes with tremendous optimism and excitement,” said UH vice president of athletics Chris Pezman.” This is the product of many years of vision, leadership and dedication. As we look forward to the opportunity ahead, we also thank the American Athletic Conference for the decade-long partnership.”
UH will finish out its tenure in the AAC during the 2022-23 academic year before jumping ship to the Big 12 along with BYU, Cincinnati and UCF.