6:35 PM ET Oklahoma State president Kayse Shrum said Monday that Oklahoma’s intentions to explore leaving the Big 12 are “the result of months of planning with the SEC” and a “clear breach” of the conference bylaws. Shrum made the comments in a statement and in a series of tweets. In the statement, she called
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12:15 PM ET ESPN staff Texas and Oklahoma officially made their first move toward leaving the Big 12 on Monday, when the flagship programs notified the rest of the conference they do not intend to extend their grant of rights media agreement, which runs through June 30, 2025. High-ranking decision-makers throughout the country expect the
11:45 AM ET Teams change conferences. It’s a fact of college football life. The more football-obsessed members of the Southern Conference left to form the Southeastern Conference in the 1930s. Conference USA has had almost as many different members at one point or another (24) as years of existence (25). Forty-two schools have called themselves
11:18 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The NCAA has settled a defamation suit filed by former USC football
10:32 AM ET Texas and Oklahoma officially notified the Big 12 on Monday that they will not be renewing their grants of media rights following expiration in 2025, according to a release from Texas. “Providing notice to the Big 12 at this point is important in advance of the expiration of the conference’s current media
8:25 PM ET The Big 12 executive committee met with the presidents of Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday amid speculation that the two schools intend to depart for the SEC. Texas’ Jay Hartzell and Oklahoma’s Joe Harroz met via videoconference with the committee, which includes Big 12 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Texas
8:21 PM ET Arizona State tight end coach Adam Breneman is on paid administrative leave amid an NCAA investigation into possible recruiting violations, the university confirmed to ESPN on Sunday night. The Sun Devils first confirmed that they were under investigation by the NCAA back in June but did not specify what the allegations were
5:27 PM ET Alabama added its fourth ESPN 300 commitment in July on Sunday when linebacker Shawn Murphy announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. Murphy is the No. 38 ranked prospect overall, the No. 1 ranked inside linebacker and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Virginia. He’s a 6-foot-2, 215-pound prospect from
7:06 PM ET Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork says the Aggies will be prepared should the SEC add Texas and Oklahoma, adding that any concern with the potential move was about preserving the collaborative nature of the league. “Regardless of who joins the SEC, whether it’s now in the future, The 12th Man is
1:24 PM ET As the rest of the powerbrokers in college athletics monitor the unfolding story of Oklahoma and Texas inching closer towards a possible membership in the SEC, new Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff told ESPN on Friday that his conference isn’t actively seeking new members, but they’re open to discussions with potential candidates. “I