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Conference changes

President Gordon Gee is talking about what a Big Ten move for USC and UCLA could mean for the Big 12 Conference.

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2022/06/30/gee-believes-opportunities-exist-in-latest-college-realignment-shuffle/

WV MetroNews, "Statewide Sportsline"

https://www.spreaker.com/user/11096951/sportsline-for-thursday-june-30-2022?utm_campaign=episode-title&utm_medium=app&utm_source=widget 

WV MetroNews (Opinion)

https://wvmetronews.com/2022/07/05/the-new-face-of-college-football/

The (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch (Opinion)

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/editorial-wv-schools-must-keep-students-first-in-conference-realignments/article_e039f0de-d562-541d-95de-9620b6cccb6f.html

Blue Gold News

https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/wvu-president-says-i-would-not-be-surprised-to-see-the-big-12-expand/

The pending exits of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference will mean changes for WVU. 

Gold Blue Nation

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/lyons-on-big-12-expansion-from-top-to-bottom-i-think-well-be-a-very-strong-conference/

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-expansion-on-shaky-ground-as-conferences-seem-unable-to-get-on-same-page/

The Orlando Sentinel

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college-gridiron-365/os-sp-college-football-playoff-sec-commissioner-20210920-6cjcdbh46fdunbwm2ozxqi4ufq-story.html

Sports Illustrated

https://www.si.com/college/2021/09/22/college-football-playoff-expansion-future-12-teams

Saturday Tradition

https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/more-details-emerge-on-potential-college-football-playoff-expansion-conversation/

The Daily Athenaeum (Opinion)

https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/football/welcome-to-the-big-12-a-letter-to-the-new-schools/article_f55cb84e-1ae4-11ec-bbb3-6bbb9c15f900.html

The Daily Athenaeum - "DA Digest Podcast"

https://www.thedaonline.com/podcasts/dadigestpodcast/da-digest-podcast-september-23-2021-ft-charles-montgomery/article_3ebb4266-1bf4-11ec-ae9b-43e25afe5376.html

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/the-big-12-s-additions-met-with-approval-by-those-remaining/article_58e671ba-1ccb-11ec-a8d9-a78188ddf95f.html

ESPN

https://global.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32165989/can-ncaa-puzzle-solved-amid-culture-mistrust

WV MetroNews - “Three Guys Before The Game” Podcast

https://www.spreaker.com/user/11096951/three-guys-before-the-game-maisels-musin

The Hawk Newspaper (St. Joseph’s University)

http://www.sjuhawknews.com/the-domino-effect-of-conference-realignment/

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/neal-brown-shares-thoughts-on-big-12-expansion/ 

The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/sports/ncaafootball/big-12-conference.html

Inside Higher Ed

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2021/09/13/big-12-gains-four-more-universities?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=ff155f7140-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-ff155f7140-236840990&mc_cid=ff155f7140&mc_eid=b624c3bfa9

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/football/meet-the-new-neighbors-big-12-formally-invites-ucf-houston-byu-and-cincinnati/article_7c127562-125d-11ec-b39a-436286c0b19f.html

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32182361/big-12-votes-accept-adding-byu-cincinnati-houston-ucf-conference

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/big-12-officially-invites-byu-cincinnati-houston-and-ucf-140831354.html

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/09/10/big-12-extends-membership-invitations-to-byu-cincinnati-houston-ucf/

Blue Gold News

https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/big-12-invites-four-completing-rapid-expansion/

Fox News

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/big-12-membership-4-schools

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/options-for-american-athletic-conference-after-cincinnati-houston-and-ucf-leave-aac-to-join-big-12/

Houston Chronicle

https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/University-of-Houston-join-Big-12-conference-BYU-16448683.php

The Associated Press

https://collegefootball.ap.org/article/big-12-quickly-working-expand-texas-ou-departures

Bearcat Journal

https://247sports.com/college/cincinnati/Article/Big-12-Confirmed-Cincinnatis-Dream-Becomes-A-Reality-170603630/

WHIO Radio

https://www.whio.com/sports/university-cincinnati-joins-big-12-latest-round-college-conference-realignment/LMQZYJWJKJHFFJGIMOIBQJK234/

The Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/conspiracy-theory-about-wvu-going-to-the-acc/

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/big-12-expansion-becomes-official/article_bfc07da8-1272-11ec-876a-f75c795c81dd.html

Boston 25 News

https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/big-12-conference-votes-invite-houston-byu-ucf-cincinnati-conference/OWVS6VXPGVGYDPBCOMTPLS7ZLQ/

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/football/big-12-votes-unanimously-to-accept-new-member-schools/article_3783eea0-1242-11ec-80b0-a7d7d437c726.html

Tulsa World

https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/osu/big-12-unanimously-approves-byu-ucf-cincinnati-and-houston/article_a80ecc2a-1248-11ec-ab81-cf4e0c789c2a.html

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-football-brigham-young-cougars-football-78b828f94f6a502589d98a3545eb7d2d

Blue Gold News

https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/wvus-bob-huggins-was-the-king-of-cincinnati/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/big-12-expected-to-vote-on-expansion-on-as-early-as-thursday/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/a-new-look-cincinnati-basketball-program-should-bring-excitement-to-new-big-12/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/ucf-next-to-submit-application-to-the-big-12/

SI - Fan Nation - Mountaineer Maven

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/big-12/should-wvu-stay-in-the-new-big-12-or-pursue-the-acc

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/cincinnati-news-rekindles-huggins-memories/article_a6ca1568-11a8-11ec-a088-57b1594161d7.html

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-football-texas-oklahoma-sooners-football-761d86e5742af4e5394b8bb75d95af1e

Yardbarker

https://www.yardbarker.com/general_sports/articles/should_wvu_stay_in_the_new_big_12_or_pursue_the_acc/s1_16571_35820173

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-texas-mens-college-basketball-football-1d9c853df6e1d6e3f18cf125003f00ad

KTRK-TV

https://abc13.com/university-of-houston-big-12-what-conference-is-in-teams-american-athletic/11005713/

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-expansion-presidents-to-rubber-stamp-invites-to-byu-cincinnati-houston-ucf-on-friday/

Sports Illustrated

https://www.si.com/college/2021/09/08/big-12-expansion-aac-mike-aresco-reaction

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/cincinnati-officially-applies-join-big-215802651.html

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/news/cincinnati-submits-official-application-to-join-big-12-sources/1vY2Cc503MN

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/32161266/big-12-expansion-faq-line-new-teams-add-texas-oklahoma-impact-more

The Dallas Morning News

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/2021/09/08/big-12-expansion-the-suspense-may-be-over-but-plenty-of-details-logistical-questions-remain/

KSL-TV

https://www.ksl.com/article/50237665/byu-american-trio-will-reportedly-have-invitations-to-the-big-12-by-friday

Waco Tribune Herald - One True Podcast

https://wacotrib.com/sports/college/baylor/one-true-podcast-baylors-areas-of-concern-big-12-bids-and-bad-blood-with-joseph/article_ae5db64c-111f-11ec-9072-2bf683ce1137.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/cincinnati-puts-bid-in-to-join-big-12/

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-expansion-stalls-amid-jealousy-distrust-with-vote-unlikely-in-near-future/

The Smoking Musket

https://www.smokingmusket.com/2021/9/4/22656980/west-virginia-mountaineers-wvu-football-what-new-big-12-may-look-like

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/09/04/poll-west-virginians-sanguine-on-college-sports-shift-split-between-acc-or-big-12-for-wvu/

The Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/news/tuesday_news/wvus-gee-confident-about-future-of-big-12-conference/article_1eeb4868-0f57-11ec-93fc-0778f434fbdf.html

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-texas-texas-longhorns-football-oklahoma-sooners-football-c1ef1e83d2effe1cd0c483f316c78f81

Yahoo Sports

https://news.yahoo.com/why-wvu-pres-e-gordon-154621124.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/expansion-still-on-the-table-for-big-12-membership/

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/news/big-12-expansion-talks-focused-on-byu-ucf-cincinnati-houston-sources/5CZvjXPK0mL1

Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/wvu-in-a-reconstructed-big-12-isnt-as-bad-as-it-sounds/

Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/west-virginia-appears-to-be-staying-in-the-big-12-conference/

DawgNation

https://www.dawgnation.com/football/around-the-sec/sec-football-greg-sankey/WU3UPWFGAFEXFO25ENIR7MRLDA/

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-oklahoma-texas-longhorns-football-oklahoma-sooners-football-c1ffa64629ee6cec1b9c86ff50fae3c1

Yahoo Sports

http://sports.yahoo.com/why-is-west-virginias-gordon-gee-trying-to-limit-the-big-12-s-options-at-cfp-210920708.html

The Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/e-gordon-gee-one-of-the-most-powerful-men-in-college-sports/

SI - Fan Nation - Inside the Knights

https://www.si.com/college/ucf/college-football-news/ucf-and-west-virginia-connected

The (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch (Opinion)

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/chuck-landon-wvu-may-have-dodged-bullet/article_ceaa9b37-52b4-54be-9108-fbd3bca8caee.html

The Richmond Times-Dispatch

https://richmond.com/sports/college/teel-acc-big-ten-pac-12-alliance-could-profoundly-affect-football-playoff-regular-season-scheduling/article_0636f425-f0a5-5f20-8b7e-fb3db65bac8b.html

The Daily Caller

https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/27/college-football-playoff-expansion-wvu-e-gordon-gee-life-support/

SI - Fan Nation - TMG Sports

https://www.si.com/college/tmg/mark-blaudschun/acc-explansion-cfp

SI - Fan Nation - All Clemson

https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/big-12-president-claims-college-football-playoff-expansion-on-life-support

The Oklahoman

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2021/08/27/nobody-trusts-sec-when-comes-college-football-playoff/5620769001/

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-vs-the-world-conference-eyes-expansion-as-commissioner-stands-by-collusion-accusations/

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/football/gee-says-playoff-expansion-is-on-life-support/article_1cb6c0a2-05bd-11ec-87bd-676165d8c945.html

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32091075/west-virginia-mountaineers-president-believes-college-football-playoff-expansion-life-support-vote-proposed-12-team-model?platform=amp

Heartland College Sports

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2021/08/26/west-virginia-president-says-college-football-playoff-expansion-is-on-life-support/

Bleacher Report

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10011129-wvu-president-gordon-gee-says-college-football-playoff-expansion-is-on-life-support

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article253767368.html

FanSided

https://fansided.com/2021/08/26/college-football-playoff-expansion-life-support-gordon-gee/

Outkick

https://www.outkick.com/wvus-gordon-gee-claims-cfb-vote-sec-pac-big-ten-president/

The Spun

https://thespun.com/college-football/report-college-football-playoff-expansion-on-life-support

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2792635/2021/08/26/mandel-the-pac-12s-biggest-decision-isnt-team-expansion-but-college-football-playoff-expansion/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/wvu-president-dumps-cold-water-on-college-football-playoff-expansion/?fbclid=IwAR1zAQ6SNowd9bQHUg3vjfXIk--zdTOs4njaF7bo7ABxMQP19pcmjSH3au4

The Athletic (BYU)

https://theathletic.com/2793207/2021/08/27/the-big-12-is-seriously-discussing-byu-sources-say-and-the-tv-numbers-are-in-the-cougars-favor/?source=twittered

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2788434/2021/08/24/taylor-alliances-gentlemans-agreement-is-a-clumsy-exercise-in-crisis-management-while-sec-snickers/

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/32074525/what-does-future-hold-big-12-schools-left-behind

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-7f2a0f711afec0175c03dda4796d5c45

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/short-on-details-but-long-on-philosophy-alliance-of-big-ten-acc-pac-12-sends-message-to-sec-back-off/

Sports Ilustrated - FanNation - Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/noncategorized/fox-sports-analyst-dave-wannstedt-is-hearing-wvu-to-acc

Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/conference-home-in-doubt-wvu-has-a-lot-to-be-proud-of/article_0895de48-0502-11ec-89d4-bb3436979ce2.html

Saturday Down South

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sports/disappointed-big-12-ad-reflects-on-the-potential-alliance-between-acc-big-ten-and-pac-12/

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/body-blows-that-oklahoma-texas-delivered-the-big-12-will-have-profound-impact-on-coaching-carousel-062527776.html

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article253697578.html

247 Sports

https://247sports.com/college/kansas-state/Article/big-12-bringing-in-former-WVU-AD-XFL-commissioner-Oliver-Luck-as-consultant--169538873/

Fan Nation - Mountaineer Maven

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/report-oliver-luck-hired-as-big-12-consultant

WV MetroNews “Three Guys Before the Game” Podcast

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/08/16/three-guys-before-the-game-cbs-sports-dennis-dodd-talks-conference-reshuffling-episode-303/

The Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/breaking-major-conferences-forming-alliances/

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2759867/2021/08/09/what-were-hearing-inside-the-big-12-pac-12-patience-a-texas-alliance-and-the-real-hurt-feelings-of-realignment/

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/08/10/minus-crystal-ball-regarding-conference-realignment-brown-wants-mountaineers-focused-on-the-present/

The Intelligencer. | Wheeling News-Register

https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2021/08/gee-wvu-shouldnt-worry-about-conference-affiliation/

WV MetroNews Talkline - A segment with President Gordon Gee starts at 81:00.

https://www.spreaker.com/user/11096951/talkline-for-thursday-august-12-2021

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/08/12/gee-confident-wvu-will-occupy-one-of-those-chairs-in-conference-realignment-shuffle/

WV MetroNews (Commentary)

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/08/09/wvu-president-e-gordon-gee-has-strong-connections-with-acc-leaders/

Sports Illustrated - Fan Nation - Mountaineer Maven

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/wvu-football/examining-future-options-for-the-big-12-wvu

The Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/big-12-is-in-another-transition-other-than-realignment/article_885dba7e-f558-11eb-9676-5faabf4e3c15.html

Augusta Free Press

https://augustafreepress.com/the-case-for-the-acc-to-add-wvu-as-its-16th-member/

SI - Fan Nation - BC Bulletin

https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/football/acc-conference-realignment-expansion-penn-state-notre-dame

Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/news/saturday_news/wvus-realignment-ace-negotiator-may-be-dr-gordon-gee/article_e370a7ce-f71e-11eb-9e77-cf0f88c3c300.html

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2749212/2021/08/03/big-12-commissioner-bob-bowlsby-to-meet-with-pac-12s-george-kliavkoff-on-tuesday-sources/

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2748086/2021/08/03/realignment-beyond-football-four-ways-adding-oklahoma-and-texas-affects-other-sec-sports/

The Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/texas-oklahoma-may-be-start-of-realignment-tsunami/article_e34c5b44-f4a8-11eb-bc5d-83a55c1d9996.html

Athlon Sports

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/conference-realignment-sec-expansion-rumors-updates-oklahoma-texas-big-12

Connect Bridgeport

https://connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=Sports-Blog&item=From-the-Bench-What-Really-Happened-in-2015-with-WVU-and-Dispelling-ACC-SEC-and-Big-10-Rumors44114

The Smoking Musket

https://www.smokingmusket.com/2021/8/2/22603668/west-virginia-mountaineers-wvu-football-what-i-think-about-conference-alignment

WV MetroNews - Three Guys Before The Game

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/08/02/three-guys-before-the-game-conference-chatter-episode-301/

All for Tennessee

https://allfortennessee.com/2021/08/02/tennessee-football-clemson-florida-state-sec/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/big-12-commissioner-bob-bowlsby-stood-before-texas-state-legislature-monday/

The Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/acc-or-bust-for-west-virginia/

Sports Illustrated - Fan Nation - Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/noncategorized/could-west-virginia-really-end-up-in-the-american-athletic-conference

Tulsa World

https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/sec-votes-unanimously-to-extend-membership-invites-to-oklahoma-texas/article_3e42564e-f0b6-11eb-9130-af753cd51827.html

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/29/big-12-espn-at-odds-sec-votes-unanimously-to-add-oklahoma-texas/

Gold and Blue Nation

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/sec-votes-unanimously-to-invite-texas-and-oklahoma/

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-sports-football-college-football-779a7f24b5f9b3082df24b990efc1a57

Jackson Free Press

https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2021/jul/29/texas-and-oklahoma-likely-heading-sec/

Athlon Sports

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/conference-realignment-sec-expansion-rumors-updates-oklahoma-texas-big-12

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31920686/texas-longhorns-oklahoma-sooners-unanimously-accept-invitation-sec

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/an-expanded-big-12-could-provide-a-way-forward-for-west-virginia/

WSAZ-TV

https://www.wsaz.com/2021/07/30/its-officialfinally/

The Smoking Musket

https://www.smokingmusket.com/2021/8/1/22603360/an-open-letter-to-the-acc-from-the-smokingmusket-west-virginia-football-wvu-mountaineers-conference

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/30/regents-at-texas-oklahoma-vote-unanimously-to-accept-invitation-to-sec/

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/big-12-commish-bob-bowlsby-takes-aim-at-espn-bellowing-a-distrust-schools-have-for-network-054741624.html

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31907406/big-12-alleges-espn-trying-destabilize-league-network-says-claims-no-merit

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-commissioner-alleges-espn-conspired-with-sec-american-to-lure-teams-from-conference/

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-believes-american-is-attempting-to-grab-eight-remaining-members-with-texas-oklahoma-leaving-for-sec/

Stillwater News Press

https://www.stwnewspress.com/sports/osu_sports/orange-prattle-oklahoma-state-should-unhitch-from-big-12-before-it-s-too-late/article_88eee30e-a6c3-5083-9420-fb426a81853c.html

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/westondemocrat/sports/local/wvu-to-acc-pirates-news-countdown-to-fall-sports/article_e67f82ea-eedc-11eb-b04d-e74e77651040.html

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2735350/2021/07/28/why-the-secs-realignment-maneuvers-could-lead-others-to-pump-the-brakes-on-college-football-playoff-expansion/

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2733717/2021/07/27/realignment-recklessness-college-football-needs-to-bolster-its-middle-class-not-contract-it-taylor/

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/28/gilbert-says-marshall-is-taking-wait-and-see-approach-on-conference-realignment/

The Morgan Messenger (Opinion)

https://www.morganmessenger.com/2021/07/28/chip-shots-here-we-go-again/

The Hampshire Review (Opinion)

​​https://www.hampshirereview.com/sports/article_e29bbf2c-efa9-11eb-b255-3b37bd72fa84.html

Times West Virginian (Commentary)

https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/clemson-fan-writer-decries-possibility-of-wvu-entering-acc/article_91bcc58a-efde-11eb-a13d-1372aec8c3a2.html

Tulsa World

https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-criticize-ou-over-sec-decision-34-sign-letter-expressing-disappointment/article_76dbf6c4-efc4-11eb-9e2b-8f461ab64093.html

Tulsa World

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/big-12-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-espn-as-oklahoma-texas-seek-sec-membership/article_cdeb1b6c-eff5-11eb-8be6-7b351613b0db.html

Kansas Reflector

https://kansasreflector.com/2021/07/27/seismic-athletic-move-by-oklahoma-texas-rattles-political-field-in-kansas/

WOWK-TV

https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/realignment-appears-imminent-these-are-six-possible-outcomes-for-west-virginia/

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/27/oklahoma-texas-request-invitation-to-join-sec-in-letter-to-commissioner-greg-sankey/

The Intelligencer. | Wheeling News-Register

https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports/2021/07/wvu-ad-disappointed-in-texas-and-ou-decision/

Sports Illustrated -- Fan Nation -- Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/big-12/texas-oklahoma-apply-for-sec-membership

The Wichita Eagle

https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/article253055588.html

The Wichita Eagle

https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article253056218.html

Blue Gold News

https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/shane-lyons-details-wvu-strengths/

The Oklahoman

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2021/07/27/oklahoma-state-football-must-make-itself-attractive-tv-networks-ou-texas-sec/5386994001/

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail (Opinion)

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/columnists/ryan_pritt/ryan-pritt-where-does-realignment-put-wvu/article_d3f1928d-cd3a-5375-9bcc-2b60598ad068.html

WV MetroNews - “Three Guys Before the Game” Podcast

https://www.spreaker.com/user/11096951/three-guys-before-the-game-conference-ts

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/gov-justice-other-onlookers-sound-off-as-oklahoma-texas-bolt-from-big-12/

The Smoking Musket

https://www.smokingmusket.com/2021/7/27/22595296/west-virginia-mountaineers-wvu-football-basketball-baseball-sports-big-12-ncaa-news-links

Sports Ilustrated

https://www.si.com/college/2021/07/26/texas-oklahoma-leave-big-12-founding-members-sec-statement

ACCSports.com

https://accsports.com/acc-news/acc-expansion-jim-phillips-notre-dame/

ACCSports.com

https://accsports.com/acc-news/acc-expansion-jim-phillips-notre-dame/

Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/west-virginias-silence-is-deafening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=west-virginias-silence-is-deafening

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/26/texas-and-oklahoma-notify-big-12-they-will-not-renew-grant-of-media-rights/

Sports Illustrated -- Mountaineer Maven

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/shane-lyons-comments-on-conference-realignment

247 Sports

https://247sports.com/college/kansas-state/LongFormArticle/Big-12-realignment-expansion-future-Baylor-Iowa-State-Kansas-State-Oklahoma-State-TCU-Texas-Tech-1682738

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247 Sports

https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/Article/College-football-realignment-West-Virginia-athletic-director-Shane-Lyons-Big-12-Conference-ACC-168319807/

Blue Gold News

https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/big-12-responds-to-texas-oklahoma-statement/

Sports Illustrated - Fan Nation

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/noncategorized/wvu-ad-shane-lyons-releases-statement

The Dallas Morning News

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-tech-red-raiders/2021/07/26/this-action-was-strategic-big-12-remaining-schools-react-to-texas-oklahoma-leaving-conference/

Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/shane-lyons-speaks-about-wvus-future/

WSAZ-TV

https://www.wsaz.com/2021/07/27/wvu-ad-reacts-ou-texas-big-12-departure/

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/oklahoma-and-texas-conference-realignment-rumors-sec-expansion-big-ten-reaction-and-big-12-fallout/s8DgtCNpx3ut

WTRF-TV

https://www.wtrf.com/goldandbluenation/gov-justice-other-onlookers-sound-off-as-oklahoma-texas-bolt-from-big-12/

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/shane-lyons-reacts-to-big-12-news-with-statement/article_9ed41ac8-ee7d-11eb-ac40-e7f2a06c0552.html

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/wvu-has-pitch-for-acc-big-ten/article_6b3d6896-ee4f-11eb-9136-334556bc937a.html

Saturday Down South

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sports/conference-realignment-big-12-west-virginia-acc/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/mic-drop-wvu-presents-better-case-to-join-acc-now-than-in-past/

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/wvu-ad-lyons-says-big-12-will-work-to-find-best-solution-on-realignment/article_9efd5d8d-4847-500e-b5e1-11e3e35c6d62.html

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/27/lyons-releases-statement-on-changing-conference-landscape/

Connect-Bridgeport

https://connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=Sports&item=Statement-from-West-Virginia-University-Director-of-Athletics-Shane-Lyons-on-Conference-Realignment44115

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2021/07/27/wvus-director-athletics-shane-lyons-releases-statement-regarding-big-12-realignment/

Athlon Sports

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/acc-football-sec-conference-expansion-2021

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-texas-o-us-big-12-exit-whats-next-for-every-conference-080808048.html

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/texas-and-oklahoma-to-sec-live-news-updates-as-big-12-powers-kick-start-conference-realignment/live/

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31884732/big-12-executive-committee-meets-texas-oklahoma-presidents-amid-talk-departure-sec

Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/big-12-executive-committee-conducts-videoconference-with-texas-oklahoma-presidents/article_73d82582-edae-11eb-95fb-73c7db788528.html

The Wall Street Journal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-and-oklahoma-college-football-realignment-11627284977?mod=hp_featst_pos3

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-business-college-football-texas-longhorns-football-oklahoma-sooners-football-78b167d11e2ccbc203e934395f35e998

SI Fan Nation, Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/big-12/five-schools-the-big-12-should-target-for-conference-affiliation

SI Fan Nation, BC

https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/football/acc-conference-expansion-team-options-and-analsysis

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/2728213/2021/07/25/amid-big-12-uncertainty-west-virginias-long-held-acc-interest-reenters-the-picture/

Augusta Free Press

https://augustafreepress.com/seth-megginson-conference-realignment-chaos/

Sports Illustrated

https://www.si.com/college/2021/07/25/big-12-considers-added-revenue-shares-texas-oklahoma-sec-move

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=31865190&_slug_=big-12-officials-meet-discuss-possible-departures-oklahoma-texas-sec

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/what-are-wvus-options-now-that-the-big-12-is-collapsing/

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/23/texas-oklahoma-expected-to-inform-big-12-next-week-theyre-on-the-way-out/

The University Daily Kansan

https://www.kansan.com/sports/texas-and-oklahoma-set-to-leave-the-big-12-what-this-means-for-kansas/article_c0c12414-ebd0-11eb-8f8b-eb07449aa5ab.html

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/big-ten-expansion-rumors-picking-042704509.html

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/big-12-folds-both-acc-182240035.html

Blue Gold News

http://www.bluegoldsports.com/why-wvu-to-the-acc-makes-sense/

Yahoo Sports

https://sports.yahoo.com/se-cs-courtship-of-texas-oklahoma-heres-whats-next-for-some-big-players-such-as-big-12-pac-12-big-ten-and-ncaa-190134687.html

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31865190/big-12-officials-meet-discuss-possible-departures-oklahoma-texas-sec

USA Today

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/big12/2021/07/22/big-12-add-schools-texas-oklahoma-sec-houston-ucf/8060264002/

The Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/sports-texas-college-football-texas-longhorns-football-oklahoma-sooners-football-9df0292070d43d3472cb6332c923cafc?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Top25&utm_source=Twitter

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/texas-and-oklahoma-to-sec-live-news-updates-as-big-12-powers-may-kick-start-conference-realignment/live/

AL.com

https://www.al.com/sec/2021/07/texas-oklahoma-no-shows-to-big-12-conference-meeting-per-reports.html

Sports Illustrated

https://www.si.com/college/2021/07/23/big-12-in-disarray-texas-oklahoma-expected-to-depart

WV MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/07/23/big-12-athletic-directors-ceos-hold-meeting-texas-oklahoma-not-on-call/

Blue Gold News

https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/report-texas-oklahoma-interested-in-move-to-sec/

Houston Chronicle (Original Story)

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Texas-Oklahoma-reach-out-to-SEC-about-joining-16330080.php

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/07/22/column-dont-look-now-but-conference-realignment-is-about-to-shake-up-the-college-sports-landscape-yet-again/

MetroNews Talkline – Segment with Tony Caridi starting at 54:00.

https://www.spreaker.com/user/11096951/talkline-for-friday-july-23-2021

FanSided

https://victorybellrings.com/2021/07/25/west-virginia-big-ten-penn-state/

Sports Illustrated, FanNation -- Louisville

https://www.si.com/college/louisville/othersports/potential-reuniting-with-big-east-counterpart

Sports Illustrated, FanNation -- Ryan Switzer

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/ryan-switzer-gives-opinion-on-which-conference-wvu-should-join

Sports Illustrated, FanNation - Pac12

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/big-12/report-remaining-big-12-schools-discussed-merging-with-pac-12

Sports Illustrated, FanNation - Sooners

https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/football/ou-to-the-sec-heres-how-oklahoma-and-texas-got-here

The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/oklahoma-and-texas-conference-realignment-rumors-sec-expansion-big-ten-reaction-and-big-12-fallout/s8DgtCNpx3ut

WV News (Opinion)

https://www.wvnews.com/theet/here-we-go-again-horns-down-big-12-done/article_2b0e8ade-ecd3-11eb-84c1-1f521c968a20.html

HD Media (Opinion)

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/columnists/chuck_landon/chuck-landon-its-like-a-soap-opera-in-shoulder-pads/article_026a4a96-5b20-56ec-b63d-3bf69e5d85e9.html

Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/where-bob-huggins-and-neal-brown-want-west-virginia-to-end-up/

Voice of Morgantown

https://voiceofmotown.com/the-acc-would-be-lucky-to-have-west-virginia/

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/bowlsby-caught-by-surprise-as-texas-oklahoma-look-to-leave-conference/article_5648f2b0-ecb6-11eb-ad43-ab4f7ee6fa9d.html

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/theet/opinion/oklahoma-texas-defections-from-sec-would-require-all-hands-on-deck-approach-from-wvu-power/article_03ec9807-51d3-549e-8b8a-f963da11208d.html

Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/news/saturday_news/hertzel-what-my-plans-for-a-post-big-12-wvu-look-like/article_80f8ab76-ebea-11eb-8733-47b67f67d602.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/report-oklahoma-and-texas-sec-move-could-come-as-soon-as-next-week/