An in-state rivalry on unsure footing may be shored up, at least for the near future.
The Big 12 is set to expand next year with the addition of BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston, with outgoing Oklahoma and Texas not scheduled to leave for the SEC until 2025. That means the now 10-team conference will sit at 14 teams for a two-year stretch — if OU and UT remain in the league throughout the current media deal.
Now, according to a report by college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, the league’s intraconference scheduling during that period is a bit more clear.