After some cuts were made, it appears the Bearcats are still a contender for a spot.
Even if the Big 12 did not want to turn its expansion process into a season of The Bachelor, it has. Yesterday, East Carolina officially announced that it was informed of its expulsion from the Big 12 expansion race.
The Pirates weren’t the only ones.
News broke that UNLV, New Mexico and San Diego State were all left without a rose as well.
But in the grand scheme of things, we are still a long ways off from a final decision being made.