Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Colorado State University President Tony Frank has been in contact with a member of the Big 12 composition committee, dating back to last summer, according to a report on ESPN.com on Wednesday.
The report states Frank made contact with West Virginia President Gordon Gee — a former president at the University of Colorado — with Gee responding in kind in July.
"Indeed, Colorado State is making a statement and moving swiftly into the forefront of universities, not only in your region but nationally," the report says Gee responded.