ESPN has responded to Bob Bowlsby’s cease and desist letter in what has become the next chapter in Oklahoma and Texas attempting to jump ship to the SEC and potential conference realignment fallout from the move.
ESPN denies having engaged in wrongful conduct detrimental to the Big 12, as the league’s commissioner alleged in a cease and desist letter Wednesday.
“The accusations you [Bowlsby] have made are entirely without merit,” ESPN’s response read. “Apart from a single vague allegation that ESPN has been ‘actively engaged in discussions with at least one other’ unnamed conference, which ESPN disputes, your letter consists entirely of unsubstantiated speculation and legal conclusions.