I’ve seen just about every speculatory “Big 12 expansion candidate” list that has been made in the wake of possible conference realignment. And every list I’ve seen has named Houston as one of several schools looking to make the jump to the Power Five.
And while adding a very competitive football team and respectable athletics program sounds great for the conference, I’m here to tell you why the Big 12 shouldn’t even consider yet another Texas team.
One word: Recruiting.
With Tom Herman at the helm, Urban Meyer’s understudy, the Cougars rakeddd (with three d’s!