In the summer of 2021, Texas and Oklahoma announced their intentions to leave the Big 12 for the SEC.
That move, which will go into effect in 2024, was the beginning of this latest stage of conference realignment, which has taken hold of the sport in full force this summer.
But today is a day to reflect on the two-year anniversary of “The Alliance” that featured the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12. Of course, The Alliance meant nothing. There was nothing binding about it. It was simply a handshake agreement among the three conferences that they would stick together and try to align on College Football Playoff expansion and matters involving non-conference scheduling.
