The Big 12 has officially expanded to 14 teams with the additions of BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF, but it won’t stay that way for long. After this year, they’ll return to 12 teams once Oklahoma and Texas depart for the SEC. Despite the recent shakeup, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark wants the conference to stay at 14 teams, hinting that it could once again expand.
“I’d like to stay at 14 [teams] even with the departure of Texas and Oklahoma, candidly,” Yormark told Spencer Linton of BYU Sports Nation. “We’ll see if that’s a possibility or not. But I love 12.”
“I’d like to stay at 14 [teams] even w/ the departures of Texas & Oklahoma. Candidly.”
— Spencer Linton (@Spencer_Linton) June 29, 2023
It’s not so much a number that we’re thinking about. It’s really more about the fit… that’s critically important.”
- @Big12Conference Commissioner @brettyormark
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Yormark backpedaled a bit and added, “We’re not chasing a number.”
“It’s really more about the fit,” he continued.
The topic will surely be brought up again during Big 12 Media Days which start July 12 in Arlington, Texas.
