The latest breaking news in the ongoing conference realignment saga is that the Pac 12 has finally confirmed that they will not be expanding, at this time. The initial reaction from a lot of Texas Tech fans is that the lifeboat is gone for the Red Raiders and athletics, as we know it in Lubbock, is dead...
The Big 12 alleges ESPN acted with "tortious interference" in seeking to cause the demise of the conference, while working with the American Athletic Conference to expand.
The applications for membership by Texas & Oklahoma could be approved as soon as this week by the SEC's 14 existing teams. UT and OU have been a part of the Big 12 Conference since 1996