Texas football sparked one of the biggest dominos to fall in conference realignment in college sports this decade. When Texas and the Oklahoma Sooners announced the move to leave the Big 12 for the SEC in 2024, it shook the entire college sports landscape.
The Longhorns and Sooners leaving the Big 12 for the SEC was the first domino to fall in a significant round of realignment moves in the last couple of years. The other big-time move in this round of conference realignment saw the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins announce they will leave the PAC-12 for the Big Ten in 2024.