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Gonzaga’s candidacy, Pac-12’s future, Texas and Oklahoma exit plans on deck with Big 12 brass set to meet
When Big 12 presidents and athletic directors begin meeting Thursday at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Grand Hyatt, might as well bring your popcorn. On the agenda is Gonzaga’s potential membership in basketball. That alone has realignment implications beyond the Big 12. There will also be some discussion about the possible early exit of Texas and Oklahoma for the SEC. Going into its first season with new members BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF, the Big 12 will discuss perhaps its only athletic year with 14 teams. That’s a Texas-Oklahoma issue, too. Expansion is still in play, especially as long as the Pac-12 doesn’t sign a new media rights deal. Gonzaga’s…
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Early exit for Texas, Oklahoma to SEC could be aided by future nonconference games at Big 12 stadiums
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…
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School choice in Texas: What you need to know ahead of next year’s session
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After decades of rejections, state Rep. Mayes Middleton, R-Wallisville, believes this upcoming legislative session is the one where Texas will finally pass a school choice program. Supporters believe they will finally cross the finish line with backing from families displeased with public schools in the last two years over pandemic response rules and about how race and history are taught. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas GOP have already listed school choice as a legislative priority for next year. “Parents have truly woken up,” said Middleton,…
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Teacher morale, politics and other takeaways on Texas education
Retaining instructor morale and navigating tense political atmospheres in lots of communities are some of the prime issues going through Texas college leaders, three local superintendents say. The superintendents of Dallas, Richardson and Mesquite joined Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath at the Dallas Regional Chamber’s yearly Point out of Public Instruction celebration Tuesday. Richardson ISD Superintendent Tabitha Branum explained most school leaders retain in mind that “every working day matters for our students.” “So how do we guarantee that we have the care and guidance in location for our pupils so that they can emphasis on teachers?” she stated. Here’s what’s on their intellect as the new faculty 12 months…
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