Longhorns Daily News: Hold up, did Texas, OU accidentally end up saving the Big 12?

Earlier this week, Big 12 commissioner (and bon vivant) Brett Yormark implied that the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners’ early exit from the Big 12 for the SEC in 2024 is, actually, what ended up saving the conference from a fate similar to what it helped cause the Pac-12.

Yep. No shit. It’s true, according to the Dallas Morning News.

“Candidly, we were able to get Texas and Oklahoma out a year early,” Yormark said, per the Morning News. “That was a big deal for us.” He’s referring to the timing of its latest adds, including Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah, scrapped from the Pac-12’s demise.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Quinn Ewers set for second season as the Texas Longhorns’ quarterback

Austin American-Statesman: Texas’ top 2022 special team performances, returning leaders for 2023

Austin American-Statesman: Texas’ Adonai Mitchell ranked as No. 2 transfer player in 2023 class

247Sports: The Insider: The Jalen Catalon story and his potential impact on the Texas Longhorns

247Sports: Final Texas Longhorns projected depth chart for 2023

Inside Texas: Texas Football nets 12 on the 2023 Senior Bowl Watch List

Inside Texas: Texas team intel 9 days out from the opener against Rice

Inside Texas: Re-calibrating targets to Xavier Worthy

Inside Texas: Nine days until Texas Football: Gavin Holmes competing at field corner; Isaiah Neyor seeks return to Wyoming form

Inside Texas: Ethan Burke spent training camp ‘getting grimy,’ and it may pay off in the form of a starting role

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Projecting the Texas depth chart vs. Rice

Nick Saban: Season opener ‘is not the end’ of Alabama QB competition

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

247Sports: Where Texas commits are playing this week

247Sports: Close up look at Mater Dei’s dynamic backfield of Nate Frazier and Jordon Davison

Inside Texas: Texas listed as one of On3’s teams that won the transfer portal

Inside Texas: Michael Riles leads an ultra talented Port Arthur Memorial team

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Texas needs to make new history against BYU

Frogs O’ War: 2023 TCU Football Opponent Preview: Oklahoma Sooners

WHAT WE’RE READING

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SB Nation: The Chiefs should pay Chris Jones whatever he wants

SB Nation: Shohei Ohtani injury tracker: Tracking the Angels star’s UCL tear

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• It was the best of days. It was the worst of days.

Texas win totals in 2023 are over 9.5 at -140 and under 9.5 at +120.

Odds/lines subject to change. T&Cs apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.