Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark leaving on Jan. 31

By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) Brett Yormark is stepping down as commissioner of the Big 12, effective on Jan. 31, 2027, the conference announced on Friday. Yormark, ​who became the league s fifth commissioner in 2022, plans ‌to take another job outside of college sports, per multiple reports. The conference plans to launch a national search for his replacement. Yormark landed a $2.28 billion television deal with ESPN and Fox in 2022 and shepherded the 2024 additions of ‌four ​former Pac-12 members: Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State ⁠and Utah. He also ⁠oversaw the previously negotiated expansion that brought BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF into the fold in 2023. When I accepted this job, my goal was to put this conference on an upward ​trajectory and I truly believe that the future of the conference could not be in better shape, Yormark said in a ⁠statement. The next commissioner of this league will ⁠inherit a conference that is 16 strong. There ​has never been a