Official announcements from the Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Pauses Expansion Talks with UConn, Says Brett Yormark in Statement

Sep 5, 2024, 04:06 PM

The Big 12 Conference has announced that it is pausing its expansion discussions with the University of Connecticut (UConn). Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark, in a statement, stated that following detailed discussions with conference colleagues and UConn leadership, a joint decision was made to pause the conversations. Yormark emphasized his responsibility to explore value-creating opportunities for the Big 12 and mentioned that the focus will now shift to ushering in a new era of college athletics.