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Big 12 joins ACC, SEC, pushes forward with fall sports

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley hosts the Big 12 Conference championship trophy after defeating Baylor 30-23 in overtime in an NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas. Riley will earn an average of more than $7.5 million a year under a contract extension through the 2025 season. The university's board of regents approved the two-year extension Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

Jeffrey McWhorter

It's game on in the Big 12 Conference.

Unlike the Big Ten and the Pac-12, the Big 12 decided Tuesday night to brave through the coronavirus pandemic —for now — and attempt fall sports.