BYU Will Get Full Big 12 Revenue Share in 2024

The Cougars will be on equal financial footing when the Pac-12 schools join the conference

Author:
Casey Lundquist
Updated:
Aug 9, 2023 2:24 PM EDT
Original:
Aug 9, 2023

This story has been updated to reflect a recent statement released by the Big 12 conference.

Baylor Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades joined 365 Sports to recap the last few weeks of conference realignment. In that interview, he revealed that all 16 members of the conference will get equal revenue distribution in 2024.

"All 16 of us will be created equal in terms of the conference revenue distribution," Rhoades said. "We certainly think that's the right model for us. I know that was really important to all of our members. Not just the four coming in, not just the four that we recently added, but even the original eight. We all think that's the best way for us to have cohesion and unity moving forward."

UPDATE:

The Big 12 released a statement on Wednesday walking back the comments from Rhoades:

“The two-year revenue distribution phase-ins for BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF remain unchanged by the Big 12’s expansion to 16 members.”

When BYU joined the Big 12 a few years ago, the original plan was to bring in BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston at partial revenue shares until the new media deal commenced in 2025. That will remain the case despite the comments from the Baylor AD.