Big 12 Announces Four-Year Football Schedule Including New Additions Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Colorado

Focusing on in-state rivalries and student-athlete wellness, the revised Big 12 gridiron agenda involves each team playing nine conference games per year, with each member playing at least one home-and-home match with the other 15 schools over four years.

• The Big 12 has announced a four-year football schedule, adding Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, and Colorado from the Pac-12 in 2024, with Oklahoma and Texas departing for the Southeastern Conference.
• Each team in the expanded 16-team conference will play nine conference games per season and every member will play at least one home-and-home with the other 15 schools over the four years.
• The conference will prioritize in-state rivalries and student-athlete wellness; the BYU-Utah game will occur yearly, and other protected rivalries include Kansas-Kansas State, Baylor-TCU and Arizona-Arizona State.
• Utah's home games for 2024 include Arizona, TCU, and Iowa State while Arizona's 2024 schedule includes home games against Arizona State, Colorado, Houston, Texas Tech, and West Virginia.
• Colorado's return to the Big 12 in 2024 will be marked by home games against Utah, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Cincinnati; the Buffaloes originally left the Big 12 for the Pac-12 in 2011.

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