Big 12 poised to make conference expansion decision

Our long, college football expansion nightmare may soon be over.

UCF is among a long list of candidates Big 12 leaders have evaluated during the past few months while they considered expansion.

A combination of an automatic boost in television revenue if any new members were added and a slightly improved chance of reaching the College Football Playoff semifinals if it expanded prompted Big 12 officials to consider adding teams.

However, leaders at Big 12 schools have suggested the conference may move away from expansion as Knights and a slew of other American Athletic Conference schools clamored to move up and enjoy the revenue boost from joining a Power 5 league. Sports Illustrated reported…