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Report: Houston AD meets with Pac-12; expansion coming?

Could the Pac-12 be expanding?

The Houston Chronicle reported that Houston athletic director Hunter Yurachek recently met with Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott.

Joseph Duarte of the Chronicle wrote: "During a West Coast trip in June, Yurachek requested an 'introductory meeting' with Scott at the league offices in San Francisco, a Pac-12 spokesman confirmed Monday. A university source did not disclose the nature of the talks, but it is believed that one of the topics was conference expansion. Yurachek has not been available for comment."

Pac-12 confirms commissioner Larry Scott met with Houston AD Hunter Yurachek, who requested ‘introductory meeting’ while on West Coast

— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) July 18, 2016

More from the report: "UH officials have been pushing for inclusion in the one of the Power Five conferences, most notably the Big 12, but Yurachek said in May that the school must 'keep all our options open.