<\/p>\nJuly 13, 2022 video. Bob Bowlsby will be succeeded by Brett Yormack, who officially takes over on August 1. Video courtesy\/Big 12<\/p>\n
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Oklahoma and Texas will remain in the Big 12 Conference through the remainder of the league’s current grant of rights before departing for the SEC in 2025, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThey’re going to be here through ’25,\u201d Yormark told reporters at Big 12 Basketball Tipoff inside Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center. \u201cThey’ve committed themselves in advance of me getting here and they’ve reiterated that commitment. So they’ll be here through the duration (of the grant of rights). And my relationship with both Texas and Oklahoma is very, very strong. And they are full members and we’re looking forward to working with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Yormark’s latest comments on the future of the conference and the impending exits of OU and Texas come in a moment of continual Big 12 churn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Last week, representatives from both OU and Texas were present for league meetings in Dallas with the remaining Big 12 schools and incoming conference additions BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. Among the topics settled, per multiple reports, was the adoption of a temporary scheduling format for the 2023 and 2024 football seasons, reflecting an expectation that the pair of departmenting schools will remain in Big 12 after the four future schools arrive in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n