With conversations increasing around the possibility of Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC earlier than scheduled, the steps needed to facilitate such a move are coming into focus. It is likely any deal involving the Longhorns and Sooners joining the SEC a year early in 2024 would include Big 12 rightsholders being made whole with a series of future nonconference games involving those teams within the league’s footprint, industry sources tell CBS Sports. Presently, the Big 12 grant of rights expires in 2025, freeing Texas and Oklahoma to join the SEC that summer. However, discussions about Texas and Oklahoma receiving an early exit from the Big…