After adding Colorado, the Big 12 is not done expanding.
Per ESPN’s Heather Dinich, the conference would like to snag one more school ahead of the 2024 season to give the league an even 14 members.
So, who are the top candidates? Brett McMurphy of the Action Network reported the Big 12 is first seeking out a handful of Pac-12 schools. If that doesn’t yield an agreement, the Big 12 has a number of Group of Five schools in mind.
Conference realignment is a hot topic ahead of the 2023 college football season. With Colorado being the latest domino to fall, further moves are expected in the near future.
Using McMurphy’s reported list of schools the Big 12 is considering, below are my top candidates for expansion: