he Big 12 will become a 10-team league next year after all in the wake of an agreement on Tuesday by Colorado to forfeit more than $6 million in conference payouts in order to leave the Big 12 after the 2010-11 academic year. Colorado plans to leave for the Pac-10 on June 30, 2011 and have $6.863 million withheld from its conference revenue. Colorado initially planned to leave for the Pac-10 after the 2011 season, but Nebraska's announced plans to move to the Big Ten after the 2010 season meant Colorado would have to do the same or force the Big 12 to play a season with 11 teams, along with the Pac-10, who will add Utah after the 2010-11 academic year. Nebraska and the Big 12 announced earlier Tuesday that it would agree to have $9.255 million of its conference revenue withheld, but that number would fall to $8.755 million if Nebraska was one of two teams in the Big 12 to qualify for a BCS bowl game. Full Story
