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College Football Playoff drives debate over Big 12's future

In spite of heightened speculation about potential Big 12 expansion, conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he is not receiving phone calls or emails from schools wanting to join the conference.

"They know I'm not going to have those conversations," he said, "so they're not bothering to contact me."

"Their business is their business," said American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, who doesn't shy away from the fact some of the schools in his league could be top targets should the Big 12 decide to expand. "All we'll do is monitor things. We'll make sure we're prepared, but we'll be very deliberate regardless of what happens.