University of Houston to join Big 12 on July 1, 2023
The college introduced Friday morning that they’ve reached an settlement to go away the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.
HOUSTON — We now know when the University of Houston will go away the American Athletic Conference to join the Big 12.
The Cougars, together with Cincinnati and the University of Central Florida, reached an settlement with the American Athletic Conference to go away on July 1, 2023, which can pave the best way for them to join the ranks of Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Baylor and the remainder of the the Big 12.
UH says they will begin competing as a member of the Big 12 in all sports activities within the 2023-2024 college year.
Editor’s notice: Video above is of followers’ response final year when Houston was rumored to be becoming a member of the Big 12.
Houston, Cincinnati and UCF introduced in September that they had accepted invites to join the Big 12, which moved rapidly to a rebuild its membership after Texas and Oklahoma revealed they deliberate to join the Southeastern Conference in 2025.
Along with the addition of BYU in 2023, the Big 12 is about to be a 14-team convention for 2 years.
“We look forward to finishing strong in The American next year before starting a new era of Houston Athletics in the Big 12. The competition will be fierce, but we are primed and ready to accept the challenge,” mentioned UH President Renu Khator in a launch. “I’m grateful to AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco and his staff for their professionalism during our discussions. And while I look back with great pride on all we’ve accomplished over the last decade, I’m eager to set the bar even higher.”
“All three institutions (Houston, UCF and Cincinnati) enjoyed tremendous success under the American Athletic Conference banner, and all three were instrumental in taking the conference “to nice heights, each athletically and academically,” AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said. “We want them the most effective and look ahead to having them compete in our convention in 2022-23.”
The American Athletic Conference requires its members give greater than two years’ discover earlier than they will go away the convention.
The new-look AAC can also be making ready to have 14 groups in 2023, with six colleges from Conference USA having already accepted invites. Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA had been all concentrating on 2023 to make the swap from C-USA to the American.
