Big 12

Missouri gives chancellor authority to strike deal

Kansas City, Mo. ? The governing board of the University of Missouri has given its chancellor the authority to move the school out of the Big 12 Conference if that's what the school decides to do.Chancellor Brady Deaton was given the authority following a two-day Board of Curators meeting that ...

MU curators meet; SEC not on agenda yet

Kansas City, Mo. ? The University of Missouri’s governing board opened a two-day meeting Thursday amid speculation that the university is close to leaving the Big 12 Conference for the SEC.Conference affiliation wasn’t listed on the agenda, which includes closed sessions Thursday and ...

Big East keeping eye on MU

The Big East wants to expand to 12 football teams, and “the sooner the better.”The problem is the Big East can’t be sure if its current members are staying put until Missouri, the Big 12 and the Southeastern Conference figure out what their next steps will be in the ongoing drama of ...

Source says Mizzou primed to join SEC

The University of Missouri appears primed to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference, a university official with direct knowledge of the situation told the New York Times on Monday night.The person told the Times that MU’s decision to apply for membership to the SEC was “inevitable ...

Neinas says Big 12 set for 10 teams in 2012

Interim Big 12 Commissioner Chuck Neinas said Tuesday that the league is set with 10 teams for 2012 with the addition of TCU, even though Missouri is exploring a possible departure to the Southeastern Conference.“If Missouri was going to change horses, it wouldn’t be for 2012 anyway,” ...

TCU expected to announce it will join Big 12

Fort Worth, Texas ? TCU, the BCS-busting school with the defending Rose Bowl champion and alumni including such stars as LaDainian Tomlinson, Sammy Baugh and Davey O'Brien, scheduled a "major announcement" for Monday night that was expected to be a move to the Big 12 Conference.TCU did not ...

TCU trustees to meet today on Big 12 invite

Fort Worth, Texas ? TCU trustees are scheduled to meet today, when they will discuss the school’s invitation to join the Big 12 Conference.A person with knowledge of the plans told the Associated Press that the board’s meeting is expected be followed by a “major announcement.” The ...

Document outlines Mizzou SEC options

Missouri is exploring a move to the Southeastern Conference in hopes of getting as much as $12 million each year in additional TV and cable revenue, according to a confidential document obtained by The Associated Press.The 45-page document, which was reviewed by Missouri's governing board of ...