Report: Two PAC 12 Schools Apply for Big 12 Membership

Things are heating up with the Big 12.

Arizona State and Utah "ramped up" talks with the Big 12 earlier in the day, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN and now, he is reporting that the two schools have applied for membership.

Sources: Both Utah and Arizona State have applied for formal membership to the Big 12 Conference, and there’s a call tonight with the Big 12's presidents and chancellors to discuss their membership. Arizona applied and was approved yesterday.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 4, 2023

This follows the action of the University of Arizona, who applied for membership on Thursday night. If all three schools are admitted, it would bring the league to 16 members. 

Potential future Big 12:

Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah, West Virginia.

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