The Bob Bowlsby days are almost behind the Big 12 Conference.
It’s likely for the best, after Bowlsby let the conference gradually crumble under his leadership, opting not to pursue blue blood programs that would boost the league.
Instead, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are joining the SEC.
American Athletic Conference standouts, the Houston Cougars, the UCF Golden Knights, and the Cincinnati Bearcats, plus independent, the BYU Cougars, will join the Big 12 in the coming years as a result. It’s not a home run on Bowlsby’s part, but it gets the job done.