Ever since Big 12 Conference board of directors announced they were going to examine expansion candidates, the University of Houston has been considered one of the favorites to join the league.
The fact that Tom Herman’s Cougars are one of the hottest football brands in the Lone Star State with a new $128 million stadium, a preseason top-15 ranking and a 2016 recruiting class that finished with the highest ranking ever from the Group of 5 certainly helps Houston’s case for inclusion. But not everybody is excited about the possibility of the Cougars joining the Big 12.
Former Houston head coach and current Kansas State offensive coordinator Dana Dimel told reporters at the Wildcats’ football media day he didn’t like the idea of Houston joining the Big 12 because of the recruiting ramifications it might have on current conference teams.