If this is another false alarm, then so help me God. Just a few weeks ago, the league said the expansion issue was dead. Now the league has authorized the contacting of potential membership targets.
In another incredible turn of events that could finally see an invitation for membership extended to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats sometime soon, the Big 12 Conference has headscratchingly reversed course again, just a month or so after declaring a moratorium on expansion talks and deciding to stand pat at 10 member schools. The league’s presidents have authorized commissioner Bob Bowlsby to begin contacting potential candidates for membership to gauge their level of interest in joining the league.