Colorado could be one day away from committing to rejoin the Big 12, according to multiple reports.
ESPN and 247 Sports reported a meeting of the Colorado University Board of Regents on Wednesday was followed with a second meeting set for Thursday where the discussed move from the Pac-12 was on the agenda.
Losing the Buffaloes to the Big 12 would be another significant hit for the Pac-12. USC and UCLA are in their final year of competition in the conference, joining the Big Ten in 2024.
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff said last week he wasn’t concerned about losing schools to other conferences.
“Our schools are committed to each other and to the Pac-12,” Kliavkoff said at media days in Las Vegas.
The Big 12 admitted it planned to expand further, with Texas and Oklahoma leaving next year for the Southeastern Conference.
The Big 12 added BYU, Cincinnati, Central Florida and Houston for the current year and commissioner Brett Yormark said this month his expansion plan included getting to 14 teams. With Colorado potentially in the fold, the Big 12 would be at 13 schools. Yormark said he was willing “to disrupt” by adding to the conference.
Colorado was a founding member of the Big 12 in 1996 and also part of the original Big 8. CU left to join the Pac-12 in 2011.
–Field Level Media
