ORLANDO, Fla. — The wait is over, and the University of Central Florida officially joined the Big 12 Conference Saturday.
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UCF Athletics will join BYU, Cincinnati and Houston as the new members of the Big 12 this year.
The Knights are celebrating this exciting chapter along with the Central Florida community.
Here we have some reactions from Central Florida officials and organizations:
- Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer celebrated this accomplishment by welcoming the Big 12 Conference to the City Beautiful.
Today is a BIG day for Orlando's Hometown Team. I can't wait to see the @UCFKnights compete in one of the nation's premier conferences and I'm proud to welcome the @Big12Conference to Orlando. pic.twitter.com/CGS3CvLmc9
— Mayor Buddy Dyer (@orlandomayor) July 1, 2023
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- The Wheel at ICON Park lit up the night with the Knight’s colors.
#GoKnights 🤝 #ChargeOn
— UCF Knights (@UCFKnights) July 1, 2023
Orlando is Big 12 Country‼️
Special thanks to @iconparkorlando for lighting up The Wheel this week! pic.twitter.com/E1zPfnkAjx
- The Orlando Magic joined the celebration.
time to launch 🚀
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) July 1, 2023
congrats @UCFKnights pic.twitter.com/jTWpGQgt9M
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- UCF’s President Alexander N. Cartwright also joined the celebration.
UCF joins the @Big12Conference today as the youngest university in the Power 5.
— Dr. Alexander N. Cartwright (@UCFCartwright) July 1, 2023
This historic milestone would not be possible without the support and dedication of Knight Nation. Thank you, and #ChargeOn!https://t.co/HX7K27K3is
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