Big 12 Reportedly Met With Cincinnati Before Playoffs

Many are saying the Big 12 was left out of the College Football Playoffs this year due to the lack of a conference championship game and although they claim to not be looking to expand, they reportedly met with Cincinnati before the playoffs.

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Baylor and TCU have gotten a lot of press lately seeing as they are now co-champions of the Big 12 conference even though Baylor won the head-to-head matchup. Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 commissioner, has said that his conference not having a title game did not cost them, but according to a report, the conference hasn’t yet closed the possibility of expanding.

The report from Sporting News had this:

"Big 12 officials recently met with administrators from the University of Cincinnati, a source close to the university told Sporting News. That is not an indication membership will be offered to the Bearcats in the immediate future — only that they would be a candidate were such an expansion to be undertaken.It is not known how many other universities, if any, have had similar meetings. Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby was in New York and unavailable to speak Monday with Sporting News."

The Big 12 lost Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri and Texas A&M a few years ago and added TCU and West Virginia in their places. Bowlsby has said that if they were to expand to get to the 12-team minimum for a championship game, they would need to consider all sports, not just football or basketball.

Nothing is certain, but the Big 12 appears to be exploring possibilities at least.

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