The Cougars have had a respectable football program for a while now, but BYU garnered national attention last year during an 11-1 campaign. The Cougars’ other sports - including baseball, basketball, golf, track & field, tennis, volleyball, swimming & diving, and cross country, as well as gymnastics and soccer for women - competed in the West Coast Conference. Part of BYU’s strategy to further its athletic department was becoming Independent in football in 2011. BYUīYU has been on the Big 12’s radar since the last time expansion looked to be a possibility in 2016, and the university has publicly had the goal of joining a Power 5 Conference ever since. Here’s what you need to know about the Big 12 Conference’s four additional schools: Brigham Young, Houston, Cincinnati, and Central Florida.Īlthough BYU is independent in football, the Cougars’ other sports compete in the West Coast Conference, but BYU will still be the first to join by the 2023-24 athletic season.Įach of these four schools will benefit the Big 12 in other sports, but since it’s September, football seems to be all that matters to most, so we’ll take a look at each new Big 12 school, particularly their football programs. Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will join by July 1, 2024, because of contract obligations with the AAC. Three of the Big 12’s new additions are the most successful football programs from the American Athletic Conference. The conference announced last week the addition of four new schools- BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. We finally know what the future holds for the Big 12 Conference. By Dekota Gregory 11 months ago Follow Tweet
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