Big 12 Athletic Directors to Meet Friday
According to a report from CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd, the Big 12 athletic directors are set to meet on Friday to discuss the next steps of the conference.
This comes less than 24 hours after it was reported Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby sent a letter to ESPN to “cease and desist” from “all actions that may harm the conference and its members and that it not communicate with the Big 12 Conference's existing members or any NCAA conference regarding the Big 12 conference's members, possible conference realignment or potential financial incentive or outcomes related to possible conference realignment."
Since the news broke, multiple sources have said it was primarily the American Athletic Conference ESPN was in contact with about approaching the remaining eight Big 12 schools to join the AAC.
ESPN issued a statement later Wednesday evening in reply to Bowlsby’s letter, saying "The claims in the letter have no merit."
Pokes Report will continue to monitor this situation.