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UNLV contacts Big 12, wants to be considered for expansion

UNLV has submitted a letter of interest to the Big 12 about being considered as an expansion candidate for the Power 5 conference, UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy told the Review-Journal on Friday night.

“Our long-term goal has always been to become a member of a Power 5 conference, and it’s important that we’re part of the conversation,” Kunzer-Murphy said. “We’re proud members of the Mountain West conference, but we’re always looking to better our situation, and it behooves us to do that as an athletic department and a university.”

ESPN first reported Friday that Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby will conduct video conferences with 17 schools that have contacted the league about being considered as expansion candidates.