Texas A&M notifies Big 12 it will withdraw from conference
August 31st, 2011
Texas A&M announced Wednesday that it will leave the Big 12 Conference by July 2012, if it can find another home, preferably in the Birmingham-based Southeastern Conference. According to espn.go.com, Texas A&M, which has been in the Big 12 since its founding in 1996, said it will submit an application to join another, unspecified conference and will leave the Big 12 effective June 30, 2012, if accepted. University President R. Bowen Loftin said leaving the Big 12 "is in the best interest of Texas A&M," and he hopes the move can be amicable and presumably hopes to negotiate a reasonable exit fee.
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