The Big 12 announced an international extension in Mexico on Thursday, with upcoming games planned for men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer and baseball. The initiative, titled “Big 12 Mexico,” is set to launch in December 2024 with Kansas and Houston squaring off at Arena CDMX in Mexico City for both men’s and women’s basketball games. Exhibition games featuring to-be-announced Big 12 baseball and women’s soccer teams against local clubs are to follow.
Also on the Big 12’s radar is potential bowl game in Monterrey, Mexico, starting after the 2026 college football regular season. Estadio BBVA, a 53,500-seat stadium in Monterrey, has been the target venue for any Mexico-based Big 12 football games as the conference seeks to make its mark south of the border, according to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.
The bowl game, should it materialize, would be the first held in Mexico. The Bahamas Bowl is the lone international game in the current Bowl Season lineup.
“Mexico is a natural extension to the Big 12 footprint, and I’m thrilled to introduce Big 12 Mexico as the Conference’s first-ever international presence,” Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement. “Through Big 12 Mexico, our…
