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Oklahoma 'emphatically not' desperate to exit Big 12 conference, president David Boren says

Sounds like Oklahoma's case of wandering eye syndrome may be a little exaggerated.

During Big 12 Conference meetings in Irving on Friday, university president David Boren said that Oklahoma is "emphatically not" desperate to find a way out of the conference, according to SportsDay's Chuck Carlton.

Boren on suggestion OU desperate to exit Big 12: "Emphatically not. We're more optimistic than we've been in some time about the Big 12."

— Chuck Carlton (@ChuckCarltonDMN) June 2, 2017

We're more optimistic than we've been in some time about the Big 12," Boren added.

SEC Network host Paul Finebaum made headlines last month by saying that Oklahoma wants out of the Big 12.