Texas and Oklahoma cleared the way Monday for their departure from the Big 12 Conference, with regents at both powerhouse schools giving their presidents the authority to find a new home.
University of Oklahoma president David Boren said he is focused on either keeping the Sooners in the Big 12 or moving to the Pac-12. And while he said is not inevitable that Oklahoma will leave, he said the league must share television revenue equally among its members for the Sooners to stay.
“Our goal is to be an equal partner in any network, and we think it ought to be the goal of every other member of any conference that we’re a part of to be an equal member of that conference,” Boren said. “We all ought to value each other — every single member of that conference — and none of us should seek to play a stronger leadership role than anyone else.”
Texas regents gave president Bill Powers the authority to negotiate a move out of the Big 12 to a new conference, with any decision requiring their final approval.
Powers made no mention of the Pac-12, the ACC or any other conference. After the vote, Powers said only that the
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