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THE TEXAS Longhorns are a popular team in the NCAA and are among the top teams in the Big 12 Conference.

However, the team will soon be making a switch to the SEC to join the likes of Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, and Ole Miss.

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When does Texas join the SEC?

The Big 12 Conference has consisted of 10 football teams since the 2011 departure of Missouri and Texas A&M.

However, the conference announced on June 10, 2022, that it would be adding three more teams in 2023, but the following year, it is set to lose some of its original members.

The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are set to depart the Big 12 conference in 2024, according to Brian Davis.

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“One high-ranking Texas source tells me now that 2024 is still a more realistic target date for Texas and OU to join the SEC early,” Davis, a Texas Longhorns Austin American-Statesman reporter wrote on Twitter.

This means that there is now a possibility of 14 teams competing in the Big 12 Conference in the 2022 season.

What teams are joining the Big 12 conference?

In 2023, four American Athletic Conference teams are set to join the Big 12 Conference.

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Those teams include Cincinnati, Houston, BYU, and UCF.

The decision was announced on June 10, 2022, by the AAC, which is now said to be getting $18million per school for the buyout, according to The Athletic.

“I would like to thank UCF President Alexander Cartwright, Cincinnati President Neville Pinto and Houston President Renu Khator – as well as Tulane President Michael Fitts, who is chair of our Board of Directors – for their efforts and leadership to arrive at a sensible resolution to the three schools’ departure from the conference,” AAC commissioner Mike Aresco in a statement.

“All three institutions enjoyed tremendous success under the American Athletic Conference banner, and all three were instrumental in taking the conference to great heights, both athletically and academically. We wish them the best and look forward to having them compete in our conference in 2022-23.”

Charlotte and UTSA are expected to join the AAC in time for the 2023 season, according to CBS Sports.

Who are the other SEC teams?

As of June 2022, the SEC is made up of 14 teams, who are split up into East and West divisions.

The SEC East teams include:

• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• South Carolina
• Missouri
• Florida
• Vanderbilt

The SEC West teams include:

• Alabama
• Ole Miss
• Arkansas
• Texas A&M
• Mississippi State
• LSU
• Auburn

In 2021, Alabama defeated No. 1 Georgia 41-24 to claim the conference title.