As it does nearly every offseason, Big 12 expansion has reared its head once again. This time there appears to be more momentum than ever, as the perception has shifted from “if” the Big 12 expands to “when”, and “who do they add?”
As the only power five conference without at least 12 teams and a championship game, the Big 12 has been struggling from a perception standpoint since the last major conference realignment of 2010-2012. The conference is stuck, as there isn’t a second obvious choice beyond BYU to get the conference back to 12 teams and put the matter to rest.