Earlier this week, Big 12 commissioner (and bon vivant) Brett Yormark implied that the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners’ early exit from the Big 12 for the SEC in 2024 is, actually, what ended up saving the conference from a fate similar to what it helped cause the Pac-12.
Yep. No shit. It’s true, according to the Dallas Morning News.
“Candidly, we were able to get Texas and Oklahoma out a year early,” Yormark said, per the Morning News. “That was a big deal for us.” He’s referring to the timing of its latest adds, including Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah, scrapped from the Pac-12’s demise.