Four universities were extended offers to join the Big 12 on Friday morning, and four have now officially accepted.
After BYU and Houston promptly accepted their invites ahead of their morning news conferences, Cincinnati and UCF also made things official.
“With 25 years of history, 69 team national champions and 702 individual national champions to its name, the Big 12 ranks among the nation’s premiere athletic conferences,” Cincinnati president Neville G. Pinto said in a release. “UC’s membership in this Power 5 conference will position us for even greater success both on and off the field.