Report: Oklahoma State actively expressing interest in joining Big Ten

There are reports that Oklahoma State has expressed interest in becoming a new member of the Big Ten

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It appears the Big Ten will have plenty of options should the league want to expand its geographical footprint and add some new members.

On Friday, it was reported that both Kansas and Iowa State have reached out to the league to inquire about joining the conference. Now, there are reports that Oklahoma State has also expressed interest in becoming a new member of the Big Ten.

Dylan Buckingham of KFOR in Oklahoma City is reporting that the Cowboys are being “very proactive about their next conference move” which includes starting a dialogue with the Big Ten. He noted that talks are simply exploratory at this time and that the Big Ten is just one possibility for Oklahoma State.

Here are a pair of tweets from Buckingham on the possibility of Oklahoma State joining the Big Ten:

Behind Texas and Oklahoma — who appear certain to be joining the SEC — the Cowboys would be the next best football program from the Big 12. So, in my mind, this would be a nice move for the Big Ten to add another consistently quality program. However, it appears it is still early in the process so we will have to wait and see if anything comes from this.

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Latest conference realignment rumor states SEC in ‘serious contact’ with UM, OSU

Could you picture a Big Ten that doesn’t include Michigan and Ohio State? That is apparently a possibility if you believe this latest rumor on conference realignment.

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Could you picture a Big Ten that doesn’t include Michigan and Ohio State? That is apparently a possibility if you believe this latest rumor on conference realignment.

Jack McGuire — who writes for Barstool Sports and is a producer on the popular Unnecessary Roughness college football podcast — is reporting that the Southeastern Conference is in “serious contact” with Michigan and Ohio State about joining the league. He added that he is unaware of whether or not this could actually happen but that there is at least interest from the SEC to poach two of the Big Ten’s biggest programs.

McGuire’s tweet above was met with plenty of skeptism — including from myself — but right now it seems like anything and everything is possible in conference realignment. I couldn’t imagine the Big Ten letting both the Buckeyes and Wolverines leave the league, but you never know and this will be something to potentially monitor in the coming weeks.

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