The Big 12 won't add Gonzaga and Connecticut after recently getting Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah from the Pac-12.
Appearing on the Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast (h/t ESPN's Myron Medcalf), Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said he had talks with both Gonzaga and Connecticut but it "didn't work out only because the dream scenario unfolded for us" with the Pac-12 schools.
"I'm a big admirer of both of those programs [Connecticut and Gonzaga]," Yormark explained. "They're fantastic for all the right reasons but I'm focused on the transition of those four [new schools] right now.