Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, right, listens as University of Oklahoma President David Boren speaks to reporters after the second day of the Big 12 sports conference meetings in Irving, Texas, Thursday, June 2, 2016.
Seventeen schools have contacted the Big 12 with interest in joining the conference, and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby will have video conferences with each one, ESPN reports.
The Big 12 is expected to make a decision by October's board of director's meeting. The report quotes sources who say it's "becoming less and less likely" that the conference will expand by four schools, preferring to stay at 10 or expand by just two.