Report: Colorado 'Mulling' Move to Big 12

The school is holding a board of directors meeting on Wednesday.

CINCINNATI — The rumors are morphing into facts surrounding Colorado jumping to the Big 12. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported the school is "mulling" a move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12.

"The school is mulling a potential move to the Big 12," Thamel wrote. "Wednesday's meeting represents a potential step in the process for university officials to approve a move there, according to sources. Colorado has discussed athletics in a private session multiple times in recent months, but sources indicate the tenor of this meeting is different. When ESPN asked Colorado athletic director Rick George this week about a potential conference decision for the school, he declined comment. He did express frustration at the Pac-12's inability to put together a television deal, saying he had no meeting scheduled with the league this week."

UPDATE: The Athletic reports that Colorado's board of regents is holding a "special board meeting" on Thursday. The Action Network's Brett McMurphy reports the group is "expected to discuss and approve a move to the Big 12."

These rumors have been flying around all summer as the Pac-12 media deal is still unknown multiple months into negotiations.

Thamel later stated that a formal application into the Big 12 is still pending from Colorado. The conference may expand further, but Colorado and Arizona were reported by The Swain Show last month as two of the first teams to enter after Oklahoma and Texas join the SEC.

Colorado was an original Big 12 member in 1994 and left for the Pac-12 in 2010.

Colorado is likely to move within the next 48 hours.

Also, there's another school in the Pac-12 beyond the rumored four corners that will surprise people and is seriously contemplating a jump to the Big 12.

— Jason Scheer (@jasonscheer) July 26, 2023

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