The University of Texas and University of Oklahoma announced Monday they've informed the Big 12 they will not renew their media rights agreements with the conference after 2025, the first concrete sign they're planning to leave the conference.
Stadium's Brett McMurphy provided the schools' joint statement and reported the next step will be applying for SEC membership:
Brett McMurphyOklahoma & Texas make it official: they’re leaving conference & expected to apply for SEC membership https://t.co/65h35M18OF
Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday that the SEC had reached out to both Texas and Oklahoma about joining the conference.