Down The Drive · Sep 10, 2021
Big 12 Signs Up Cincinnati. Cincinnati Rejoices
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images If you knew Cincy, like I know Cincy, oh what an evening you’d be having.
The Bearcats were left out of the College Football Playoffs last season largely because they didn’t belong to a power conference.
Starting in 2024, apparently, this will no longer be a concern of our beloved Cincinnati Bearcats.
Cincinnati, the University of Central Florida, Houston, and Brigham Young University have all been approved for membership in the Big 12.
This was a pragmatic move by Cincinnati to put its athletic programs in the best postion, particularly its football program, to compete on the national stage.