Sources: UConn, Big 12 in early talks for potential membership

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The Big 12 is in talks with UConn about joining the league in all sports, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.

No vote has occurred for a potential Huskies membership, nor is one close to happening, as sources cautioned that there has been pushback among several members that would need to be overcome.

The talks have advanced to the point where UConn athletic director David Benedict and board chair Daniel Toscano met with Big 12 athletic directors in person in Dallas last week to make their case, sources told ESPN. The conversations centered around football funding and how UConn could be competitive upon joining the league in 2031,…