#Baylor ignite full#

'The Big 12 Conference has learned that the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas have submitted formal requests to the SEC to be considered for membership beginning with the 2025-26 athletic year. The SEC's statement from commish Greg Sankey says the conference wasn't proactive in seeking new members. Of note: Bowlsby implies that this has been in the works for some time. Despite our concerns for the process and for the overall health of college athletics, we will do everything possible to make sure that the student-athletes at both universities enjoy an excellent experience throughout the remaining four years of their participation and competition in the Big 12 Conference.'Р”В«ig 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby has released a statement following Oklahoma and Texas' joint statement announcing their intentions to join the SEC. We are disappointed these discussions went as far as they did without notice to, or inclusion of, other Big 12 members. 'Today's SEC announcement reaffirms that these plans have been in the works with ongoing discussions between the parties and television partner for some time. Check out the last line about 'the remaining four years of their participation and competition in the Big 12 Conference' ? But for now, here's Bowlsby's Thursday statement. This, of course, follows him going on the record to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd on Wednesday with some rather serious allegations about how all this went down. Just after the SEC announced it is extending invitations to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby released another statement.

#Baylor ignite full#

With Texas and Oklahoma officially transitioning to the SEC now, that newest wave of conference realignment is in full swing. The letter came amid reports the AAC is attempting to attract the remaining eight members of the Big 12. The Big 12 has been put on the defensive by the move, leading commissioner Bob Bowlsby to send a cease and desist letter to ESPN alleging the network has helped instigate this newest wave of conference realignment. That news capped a whirlwind nine-day span in college athletics that was started when news broke that the Longhorns and Sooners were considering moving from the Big 12 to the SEC. 'This move ensures a strong future for an outstanding athletics program, providing the opportunity for our student athletes to compete at the highest levels.' 'Today's action by the Board of Regents is in the best interests of UT student athletes, the UT Austin athletics program overall, and the university,' said Board of Regents chair Kevin Eltife. The SEC's presidents and chancellors voted 14-0 on Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league, starting in 2025, and the final step of the process took place on Friday when the two schools formally accepted the invitations in unanimous votes. Nothing truly gets college football fans riled up like college football and conference realignment chaos, however, and that's exactly what's been dropped in our laps. The college football news cycle evolved rapidly over the summer between talks of College Football Playoff expansion and newly-implemented name, image and likeness rules.