What we know: College football expansion evolving as Big Ten, Pac-12 face more decisions
College sports realignment appeared to be in a place of stability after the expansion activity of the early 2010s ended with the five major conferences intact.
There would be peace and harmony across the land. For less than 10 years.
Last summer, news broke that Oklahoma and Texas would be departing the Big 12 for the SEC, drastically altering the conference landscape and throwing a wrench into the seemingly settled College Football Playoff expansion.