FORT WORTH, Texas – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco and University of Cincinnati Director of Athletics John Cunningham are working to strike a deal that will allow the university to split from the AAC and join the Big 12 Conference before July 1, 2024.
Aresco said Saturday – a day after the Cincinnati men's basketball team lost to top-seeded Houston in the second round of the AAC Tournament – he and Cunningham met Friday and are trying to reach a "financial settlement."
"We're trying to do it amicably," Aresco said.
Cunningham confirmed to The Enquirer that he and Aresco spoke about the date of UC's exit from the American and will continue to try to reach a settlement.