The UTEP athletic department and Group of 5 conferences like C-USA have millions of dollars at stake with the Big 12's decision on their 2020 football schedule.
The Big 10 suspended non-conference games, while the Pac-12 and ACC are expected to follow. How does this impact Group of 5 teams like UTEP and NM State?
ESPN writer Brett McMurphy reported this morning that the Big 12 will conduct interviews with 17 schools via video conference for possible expansion, with the decision to be made by the league's board of directors meeting in October. Just hours after his story, McMurphy Tweeted that the list jumped up to 18 schools...
Do you remember the scene from Superman II when General Zod, Ursa, and Non were banished by Jor-El to the prison known as the Phantom Zone? That is what it has felt like the last few years for UTEP fans as they watch their team compete in Conference USA, a league that has become the Phantom Zone for Division 1 athletics...
West Virginia could be the next team on the move as part of the great conference realignment of 2011. According to a USA Today report, the Mountaineers will be selected as the newest member of the Big 12 as soon as Missouri makes official its anticipated move to the SEC.
It is official, C-USA and the Mountain West Conferences have agreed to create a 22 team football only league which will begin play next season. This move was inevitable considering all of the teams that have left their respective conferences the past couple of seasons in college football.
Just months after saying they would be joining the Big East, Texas Christian reversed course on Monday, announcing it had accepted an invitation to join the Big 12.
Big 12 officials voted Thursday to invite Texas Christian University to be the league’s tenth team next year, replacing Texas A&M when they move to the SEC.
The Horned Frogs are playing their last year in the Mountain West, and had prepared to move to the Big East next year, but TCU sources say they only need to finalize a few details and expect to announce their plans to join the Big 12 soon.
Sweeping conference realignment appeared to be put on hold Tuesday night when Pac-12 presidents and chancellors decided to keep the conference at 12 teams.