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Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark to leave for job outside college sports
Original: Commissioner Yormark leaving Big 12 after January for job outside college sports
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark will step down after January to take a job outside college sports, according to ESPN. His departure ends a tenure in which he guided the conference through realignment and expansion following the losses of Texas and Oklahoma. The news leaves one of college sports' major conferences searching for new leadership at a time of rapid change in the industry.
Why now: The sudden exit of a major conference commissioner during a turbulent era for college sports is major news for fans and athletic departments.
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