4 in what could turn out to be the last Bedlam matchup. Similarly, Oklahoma State will be hosting Oklahoma on Nov. 21 will be one the Cougars will be circling, looking for their first win against Texas since 1991. The addition of Houston back to the league means every matchup against an old state SWC rival will be a little pettier and with a little added heat. So with that being a given, let's look elsewhere. While there was intrigue on if the league would ever consider sticking it to the Horns and Sooners and scheduling their game at some other point, it's a historic rivalry that's a key asset to the league. You can't start this list without Texas playing Oklahoma during the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on Oct. Here are each team's schedules, along with some key questions they raise. Colorado will kick off the Coach Prime era under Deion Sanders with a road trip to TCU in Week 1, seeking to have the kind of first-year turnaround in Boulder that Sonny Dykes engineered last year in Fort Worth. 9, the same day Oregon travels to Texas Tech and Baylor hosts Utah, the back-to-back Pac-12 champs. 2 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.īut before the new conference schedule kicks in, there are some marquee nonconference games to kick off the season, including West Virginia traveling to Penn State in Week 1 before hosting Pitt in the renewed Backyard Brawl on Sept. The top two finishers by conference win percentage in the regular season standings will meet in the Big 12 title game on Dec. With the new teams, the league says it will continue to play nine league contests with no divisions. "Given its importance, the complexities of weaving in four new schools, adding a third time zone and ensuring alignment with key stakeholders, we were very deliberate with its development." "I would like to thank our fans for their patience awaiting this historic schedule," Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said. 16, with TCU hosting Houston, the first time the two old Southwest Conference rivals have met since 2007. The Big 12 welcomes in BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF to the club this year while Texas and Oklahoma are on the way out - ostensibly in 2025, but with frequent rumors that their split could come a season sooner - so this may be the last time we get to see the Longhorns and Sooners in this lineup. Notice also that BYU won't play the Utes next year.The Big 12 released its 2023 football schedule on Tuesday, giving fans their road map for the new-look league after a little bit of a delay added mystery to the reveal. Vs Dixie State (soon-to-be called Utah Stanford In addition to Notre Dame in Las South Florida On the other hand, BYU's 2022 schedule is actually pretty good According to BYU's AD they may cancel some future series, rework others (different dates and or years), and keep some as is.īut BYU can exit in less than 12 months and pay $1 million to the West Coast Conference or stay through next year and pay a $500,000 exit fee, which is apparently what is going to happen. They have an out clause in even game series contract they have signed (no bye out if given 12 months notice) if they join a P5 conference. It will give them a year more to work out future scheduled team. What's a $1 million exit fee to give yourself the opportunity to play Oklahoma and Texas a year early in all sports? As far as football, ESPN must be the only thing holding BYU back a year.īYU has a 12 month notice in their contracts, plus it sounds like BYU is going to open the 2022 season with Notre Dame in Las Vegas (according to reports last week).
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