“The University of Texas is a proud member of the Big 12,” Fenves said. “It is a vibrant and competitive conference with a great future, and I look forward to discussing ideas for a conference championship game at the Big 12 board meeting next month.”

“I am also proud of the television partnerships that we have both as a conference, with ABC/ESPN and Fox, and as a university, with the Longhorn Network,” he said. “UT is committed to these long-term partnerships, which showcase athletics teams from multiple sports across the conference. After realignment in 2010 and 2011, all Big 12 universities agreed they could develop individual partnerships to complement the conference television agreements. All of the universities have done so, including UT through our partner, ESPN, with the Longhorn Network.”