Colorado Finalizes Move to Return to BIG 12

The Colorado Board of Regents unanimously voted to have the Colorado Buffaloes rejoin the Big 12. The Buffaloes will leave the Pac-12 for the BIG 12 at the start of the 2024-25 season, according to Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports.

That's it, folks.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents has voted UNANIMOUSLY to join the Big 12.

— Amanda Christovich (@achristovichh) July 27, 2023

There were a variety of reasons behind the switch. One of those recent factors is stability. With USC and UCLA already leaving the Pac-12, there is doubts about the future of the conference out west, according to Brett McMurphy of Action Network.

Colorado leaving Pac-12 to return to Big 12 in 2024, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. CU will receive full Big 12 share ($31.7M) from ESPN/Fox media deal. Buffs left because of Big 12 stability & Pac-12’s uncertainty, sources said. Announcement Thursdayhttps://t.co/IOo8LWAuTF pic.twitter.com/4Ilq91C0EO

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 26, 2023

Colorado helped found the Big 12 Conference and stayed there from 1996 to 2010. Recently, leaving the storied conference in favor of the Pac-12 in 2011. Though the formal paperwork still has to be completed they are set to head back. First and foremost, the University must inform the Pac-12 of it’s decision to leave the conference.

College Football is a constantly evolving landscape. Colorado’s decision to move to the growing BIG 12, rather in stay in the falling of the Pac-12 is just the recent representation of that. The Big 12 has lost Texas and Oklahoma… replacing them with Colorado, Houston, Cincinnati, UCF and BYU. Meanwhile, the Pac-12 has stayed silent while losing USC, UCLA and Colorado. The two former teams are moving to the Big Ten. The Pac-12 hasn’t gained any teams despite reports stating that other teams want to join.

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The addition of Colorado may be a high-upside move for the Big 12. Coach Deion Sanders is looking to build a winner in Boulder. The players are following him too. This should be a move that is loved universally by Buffaloes fans as their team will be competing with better competition in the near future.

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