AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas and Oklahoma are heading to the Southeastern Conference in 2024, a year earlier than originally planned, after Big 12 officials cleared the way Thursday for the storied programs to exit their league.
Texas and Oklahoma will leave behind the $50 million each school would have received over the next two seasons under the Big 12's media contracts.
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormak said the league would only agree to an early departure "if it was in our best interest."
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