Conference realignment continues to shake up the world of higher education athletics. 

The Colorado Buffaloes will depart the Pac-12 meeting and return to the Major 12 in the 2024-2025 academic yr, the college introduced Thursday.  

A look at of the Significant 12 brand on chairs in advance of a Massive 12 Tournament semifinal basketball recreation amongst the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas Jayhawks on March 10, 2023, at T-Cellular Middle in Kansas Town, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire by using Getty Photos)

"Immediately after careful considered and thing to consider, it was established that a change in meeting would give CU Boulder the balance, means, and exposure necessary for extensive-expression long term achievement in a faculty athletics environment that is continually evolving," Chancellor Philip DiStefano and Athletic Director Rick George explained in a joint assertion. "The Massive 12's countrywide arrive at throughout a few time zones as very well as our shared creative vision for the foreseeable future we sense tends to make it an exceptional healthy for CU Boulder, our pupils, faculty, and alumni."

"These choices are by no means straightforward and we've valued our 12 many years as proud associates of the Pac-12 Conference. We look ahead to reaching new plans while embarking on this remarkable subsequent era as users of the Major 12 Meeting."

The Colorado Board of Regents unanimously permitted the resolution on Thursday.

The Buffaloes joined the Pac-12 in 2011 after 15 decades in the Large 12 and have experienced just one particular profitable football season considering that changing conferences.

The Large 12’s board of administrators authorised Colorado’s software for Major 12 membership on Thursday, clearing the way for the Buffaloes to be part of the conference in 2024.

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It’s a further main blow to the Pac-12, which will get rid of USC and UCLA in 2024 as the two West Coastline powers join the Massive Ten convention.

For the Huge 12, the meeting proceeds to insert groups as Texas and Oklahoma put together for their ultimate calendar year in the convention right before heading to the SEC.

A watch of the PAC-12 symbol on the field throughout the Pac-12 Championship sport in between Utah Utes and USC Trojans on December 2, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire by using Getty Pictures)

The Huge 12 welcomed UCF, Cincinnati, Houston and BYU on July 1 and will participate in as a 14-group league for the 2023-2024 educational yr.

In July 2022, Huge 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark mentioned the meeting was "open up for organization" when it arrived to expansion. 

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In an job interview on "BYU Sports activities Nation" in June, Yormark said he would ideally like to maintain the conference at 14 groups but would be Alright with 12.

"I do believe there is power in quantities, but if we end up staying at 12, that is wonderful," Yormark said. "I’d like to remain at 14, even with the departures of Texas and Oklahoma, candidly. We’ll see if which is a likelihood or not, but I like 12. I like the current makeup going forward. In truth, I’m thrilled with it."

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A Colorado Buffaloes brand adorns a helmet throughout a activity with the Arizona Wildcats on December 5, 2020, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. (acob Snow/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)

"We’re not chasing a number. Again, whatever comes about, has to actually build benefit for the conference and healthy within those people guiding rules with respect to how we’re pondering about enlargement. But it’s not so significantly a selection that we’re imagining about. It is truly about that match, and I believe which is critically important."

The transfer for Colorado arrives as the football method has place by itself again in the spotlight with the employ of Deion Sanders as head mentor.

Sanders has long gone about rebuilding the roster by way of the transfer portal, adding 50 players through the portal, in accordance to the On3 Transfer Portal rankings.