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Today, we have announced that the University of Colorado Boulder will join the Big 12 Conference in time for the 2024-25 season.
Decisions of this magnitude take an enormous amount of consideration over a number of different factors but ultimately, we decided the stability, resources, and exposure would position CU Boulder, our programs, and our student-athletes for long-term future success.
The Big 12 Conference recently signed a media rights agreement extension that will make them partners with the country’s two largest sports media companies, ESPN and FOX, through the 2030-31 season. This national exposure, through linear television and streaming, combined with the Big 12 Conference’s footprint across three time zones, will not only make CU more accessible to alumni and fans nationwide, but introduce the Buffs to countless new potential students and fans.
The Pac-12 is a great conference of which we were honored to be a member the last 12 years, but we feel the Big 12 will help CU Boulder continue to cement itself as one of the country’s foremost institutions, both in competition and in the classroom.
Some will see this as a return to our roots, but this was a decision made solely based on the future and we hope you’ll join us for this exciting new era for CU Boulder.
In the meantime, thank you for your continued support of Colorado Athletics as we get ready for a successful final season in the Pac-12. Go Buffs!
Sincerely,
Chancellor Philip DiStefano
Athletic Director Rick George
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