Well, here it goes. The momentum to consider the inclusion of the Houston Cougars in the Big 12 picked up huge political steam on Thursday afternoon as University of Texas president Greg Fenves threw some weight behind the earlier statement from governor Greg Abbott:
As we look at opportunities for Big 12 expansion, I support considering @UHouston for the conference. UH is a huge asset for Texas.
— Greg Fenves (@gregfenves) July 21, 2016
How about McRaven? Bingo!
The timing is hardly a coincidence here and a movement that once counted only Texas megabooster Red McCombs and Houston megabooster Tilman Fertitta now includes the Texas governor and Texas president, though note that the former used language that was much less strong.