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From behind the podium, Big XII Commissioner Bob Bowlsby address the media assembled for the Big 12 Conference Football Media Days at the Omni Dallas, July 16, 2016. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)
The Big 12's work toward expansion is starting to get underway, and the conference is reportedly interviewing 17 schools for possible inclusion.
ESPN's Brett McMurphy published an anonymously sourced report Friday saying that Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby plans to conduct videoconferences with 17 expansion candidates.
Meanwhile, SportsDay's Chuck Carlton shared what he's been hearing on the expansion timetable and other details.