With a lot of talk about the Big 12 possibly expanding, I chose to take a deeper look into just how probable this might be. The Big 12 is mostly concealed within the Midwest with teams in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, and West Virginia with WV being the most eastern team. If the conference were to expand, Cincinnati would fall within its wide borders.
Ohio is certainly fertile recruiting ground and provides Cincinnati a leg up among other candidates. After missing the newly formed College Football Playoff in 2014, it seems as if adding another team or two could only help the conference gain national relevance again.