Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has received a three-year contract extension through 2030. ESPN first reported the Big 12 board of directors agreed to extend his original five-year contract, which was set to expire in 2027.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has received a three-year contract extension, the league announced Tuesday. The Big 12's Board of Directors voted to extend Yormark's contract through the 2029-30 academic year.

Brett Yormark was relatively unknown in the world of college sports when the Big 12 hired him as its commissioner in 2022. Three years later, his name has become synonymous with the conference. So much so that the Big 12’s board of directors has voted to give Yormark a three-year contract extension.