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Bob Bowlsby Alleges ESPN Conspired With AAC, SEC to Harm Big 12

In a scathing rebuke of the conference’s TV partner, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Wednesday alleges ESPN of conspiring with the SEC and American Athletic Conference to inflict harm on the Big 12.

Bowlsby told Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports that ESPN engaged the AAC to pursue “3-5” members from the Big 12 and to help OU and Texas find solace in the SEC, and that ESPN’s actions were “torturous interference.” The league sent a cease and desist letter to ESPN that was obtained by Sports Illustrated, though details there were less specific.