The Big 12’s pursuit of Colorado as the school that “starts the domino effect” of expansion in that conference is on the verge of happening, sources told Sports Illustrated Wednesday.
Reclaiming former league member Colorado is the “common denominator in every scenario” the Big 12 has been considering, sources said. On Wednesday, Colorado had a board of regents meeting and then scheduled another one for Thursday afternoon. Big 12 leadership also had a meeting scheduled for Wednesday night. "It happens in the next 24 hours," another source tells SI. "The Colorado meeting is not to talk about anything other than membership."
The public agenda for Colorado’s Thursday meeting: “athletics operations.” The expectation is that the Pac-12 member school will formally move to request admission to the Big 12, where it was a member from 1996-2010. That request would be accepted, sources told SI, and then the Big 12 hunt would be on for at least one more member to bring aboard.
