MANHATTAN, KS - NOVEMBER 16: A general view of the Big 12 logo on the field at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium prior to a game between the Kansas State Wildcats and West Virginia Mountaineers on November 16, 2019 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
Rumors of the Big 12’s demise may have been greatly exaggerated.
After seeming to be on life support and at deaths door a little over a month ago, the Big 12 Conference appears closer than many thought to staving off relegation and actually growing following the departure of its two biggest brands, Oklahoma and Texas.