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The far-flung American Athletic Conference suddenly has a football opening. Should BYU be interested in it?

Provo • When Tom Holmoe met with reporters last January, 42 minutes went by before BYU’s athletic director was asked if the school was ready to put its independent football program into a conference.

Suffice it to say that if Holmoe conducted another of his roundtable discussions this week, the question would come a lot sooner.

Conference realignment and BYU’s place in the college football landscape is a hot topic again, because the University of Connecticut is preparing to leave the American Athletic Conference and accept an invitation to join the Big East for basketball and other sports.