The Big 12 has breathed life back into its expansion chances.
Commissioner Bob Bowlsby was told to evaluate the interest of the schools that have contacted the Big 12 about joining, conference official David Boren said Tuesday in a conference call with reporters.
“A number of universities have contacted the Big 12 to express interest in our conference,” said Boren, Oklahoma president and chairman of the conference board of directors after a meeting in Dallas. “The board today directed the commissioner to actively evaluate their interest and to report back on those interests at a future board meeting.