<page_title> 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment </page_title> <section_title> Membership changes </section_title> <table> <cell> Texas A&M Aggies <col_header> School </col_header> </cell> <cell> Big 12 <col_header> Former conference </col_header> </cell> <cell> SEC <col_header> New conference </col_header> </cell> <cell> August 31, 2011 <col_header> Date move was announced </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2012 <col_header> Expected year move takes effect </col_header> </cell> </table>
A&M announced on August 31, 2011 that it would leave the Big 12 in 2012 to join the SEC.