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Texas, Oklahoma athletic directors say no change in Big 12 exit date

Despite incoming Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark saying he would be willing to seek out a "win-win scenario" for Texas and Oklahoma to depart the conference early, the two schools' athletic directors said on Monday that nothing has changed on a potential exit date.

The SEC has said Texas and Oklahoma will join the league on July 1, 2025, but there has been speculation that they could or would prefer to join earlier. Yormark said at Big 12 media days last week that he was open to an amicable breakup.

"That being said, it's important that whatever happens is in the best interest of this conference," he said, "but I look forward to the right time to have those conversations.