Arizona is in deep discussions about joining the Big 12, sources told ESPN, with a deal expected to be finalized in the near future.
The school is amid the final steps, sources said, including detailing the move in an Arizona board of regents meeting Thursday night. Big 12 presidents and CEOs met Thursday to vote on approving the move, sources confirmed to ESPN, another sign of the likelihood of it happening.
Barring an unexpected turn in the board of regents meeting, Arizona's decision is expected be formalized soon, sources said.
Arizona would be the second Pac-12 school to announce its departure for the Big 12 in a week, as Colorado announced last Thursday that it was heading to the league.