TCU announced Monday that all athletic teams will leave the Mountain West Conference to join the Big East Conference beginning July 1, 2012.

Monday morning, the TCU Board of Trustees unanimously voted to accept the Big East's offer to join the conference for a number of reasons, Chancellor Victor Boschini said.

"We have spent the entire morning...discussing the pros and cons in this decision, and we decided unanimously about the pros," Boschini said.

Boschini said the conference gives TCU a chance to excel not only athletically, but also academically.

The No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs secured at least a Rose Bowl berth with their 66-17 win over New Mexico Saturday while also clinching their second consecutive undefeated regular season and Mountain West Conference title.

Coupled with a 34-31 overtime loss by then-No. 4 Boise State to then-No. 19 Nevada Friday night, the Frogs' path to a BCS bowl became clearer without the Broncos threatening to jump TCU (12-0, 8-0 MWC) in the standings.

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Current score: 52-17 TCU

No. 3 TCU (11-0, 7-0 MWC) got off to a fast start against New Mexico (1-10, 1-6) Saturday in its final regular season game, but the Lobos battles back by getting point off of two TCU fumbles to stay within distance, 31-17, at the half.

Andy Dalton threw thee touchdown passes to get TCU out to a 21-0 lead, but New Mexico forced fumbles in the first and second quarters to keep it manageable.

Dalton was sacked with about 9 minutes left in the second quarter and left the game. As of halftime, he had not returned.

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