Months of speculation and anticipation came to a lackluster end Monday when the Big 12 Conference announced that it will not add any additional universities. Despite evaluating potential candidates for the last three months—which included the University of Houston—officials say that the member schools decided unanimously against expanding the conference.
University of Oklahoma President David Boren and Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby took to the podium to inform the public of the outcome. Boren led off the press conference by breaking the news and clarifying the process for the decision.
“As all of you know we have just completed a series of meetings that began Sunday evening here with the presidents and board of directors,” Boren said.