Speculation has been running rampant about what will come out of today’s meeting regarding the idea of expanding to conference structure by extending invitations to two or up to four new members. That is certainly one popular notion. The other is to stand pat for the time being.
An announcement of some kind is expected later today in a news conference that has been scheduled immediately following the Big 12 board of directors’ meeting.
Oklahoma president and Big 12 board chairman David Boren at one time had been an outspoken advocate of the need for the conference to increase in size in order to remain relevant among college football’s major conferences, urging conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby to begin vetting potential new members.