Oklahoma, Texas Reportedly in Discussions about an Early Exit from Big 12

The conference realignment cogs started turning again Wednesday.

After the Big 12 announced that it will accelerated its media rights negotiations, CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd is reporting that there are now active discussions taking place about Oklahoma and Texas leaving for the SEC earlier than original 2025 date. In order for Texas and OU to leave to the SEC before that, the schools would have to pay a hefty buyout fee, but that fee could likely be negotiated.

“In any situation like this, I always look for a win-win scenario,” said new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark of the OU-Texit at Big 12 Media Days. “That being said, it’s important that whatever happens is in the best interest of this…