The Big XII became the final Power Five domino to fall on Monday as Max Olson and Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic broke the news that the conference board of directors approved a plan for their member schools to play nine conference and one non-conference game for the upcoming 2020 season.
Sources tell me and @NicoleAuerbach: Big 12 Board of Directors approved plan to play 9 conference games and 1 nonconference game.
— Max Olson (@max_olson) August 4, 2020
Shortly after, Horns247 writer Chip Brown reported that Texas will keep in-state foe UTEP on the schedule as their non-conference game, foregoing their scheduled season opener with USF on Sep.