Big 12 football schedule: Conference releases opponent list for all 16 teams through 2027 season

The Big 12 prepares to go into a brand new truth in 2024. On Wednesday, the convention launched its scheduling matrix for the following 4 years (2024-2027) that includes opponent lists for each and every crew. The new agenda guarantees each and every of the 16 teams within the proceeding convention will play one different at house and at the street at least one time over the four-year duration. 

Unlike different meetings, the Big 12 best plans to handle 4 everlasting rivalries: Baylor-TCU, Arizona-Arizona State, BYU-Utah and Kansas-Kansas State. The agenda additionally prioritizes geography with a convention that stretches throughout 3 time zones with matchups constructed to check out to attenuate trip disruption. The Big 12 will handle a nine-game convention agenda. 

“As we look towards the future of this conference, we are thrilled to introduce the first football scheduling matrix for the new-look Big 12,” Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark stated in a observation. “I’m grateful to our membership for their support throughout the scheduling process. In this model, competitive balance and student-athlete wellness was prioritized. Rivalries will be protected and new matchups will be introduced — the excitement and parity this Conference is known for will continue for years to come.”

The league has long past through a big facelift over the past two years. UCF, Houston, Cincinnati and BYU entered the league over the summer season and ended the whole round-robin agenda, which existed for greater than a decade. Now, Texas and Oklahoma go away, however Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State get ready to go into in 2024 after a mass departure from the Pac-12. 

When the league contracted to ten teams, the Big 12 become the primary energy convention to go back to a non-divisional setup. Despite rising to 16, the convention will nonetheless function with out divisions, and the highest two teams within the convention will face off within the Big 12 Championship Game.  

Big 12 football schedules (2024-2027)