Just over one month after Texas and Oklahoma shocked all of college football by announcing their intent to leave for the SEC, the Big 12 is beginning to pick up the pieces by adding four new teams: Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston.
These Group of Five powers won't replace the Longhorns and Sooners. But all four programs represent the best available options for a conference that was portrayed as on life support before the start of the regular season.
For the why, what, when and how of Big 12 expansion, a quick primer: