Is Arizona the next Pac-12 school the Big 12 is targeting—now that Colorado's on board?

Commentary by Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram According to multiple sources, it was the University of Colorado that asked the Big 12 for an invite, and its inclusion in the league is officially done.

On Thursday afternoon, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark released the following statement: “They’re back.” “I want to thank the Pac 12 Conference for the home it has provided to CU athletics for more than a decade. We look forward to maintaining the many partnerships developed with our Pac 12 colleagues,” Colorado president Todd Saliman said in a statement. “The landscape of collegiate sports is ever-evolving, and the University of Colorado Boulder has determined the Big 12 is the best future fit for our athletic teams. The move is good for our student-athletes and the university.

These are the essentials in major college athletics expansion, far more important than the school hiring Deion Sanders as football coach. With Colorado leaving the Pac-12, expect more to follow. It’s not rats off a sinking ship; more like a scared game of expensive musical chairs.

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