Mizzou bolts Big 12 for SEC

Updated with quotes from press conference. Reporting from KBIAs Ryan Faumuliner, Kaveh Kaghazi and Chris McDaniel was used in this story. After months of speculation, its official - the University of Missouri is bolting the Big 12 Conference for the SEC. The Southeastern Conference made the announcement on its website this morning. Mizzou will become the conferences 14th member on July 1, 2012 and begin competing in the 2012-2013 season. I am pleased to officially welcome the University of Missouri to the SEC family on behalf of our presidents, chancellors, athletics directors, students and fans, said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive in a statement. Missouri is an outstanding academic institution with a strong athletic program. We look forward to having the Tigers compete in our league starting in 2012. Mizzou chancellor Brady Deaton, who stepped down as chairman of the Big 12 board in October, released this statement: The Southeastern Conference is a highly successful, stable, premier