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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 131763263" data-attributes="member: 1428007">excerpt:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/football/2021/08/26/college-sports-kirby-hocutt-says-big-12-expansion-plans-under-way/5607522001/[/URL]With the announcement Thursday that the Pac-12 Conference will not explore expansion in the near future, the fracturing Big 12 will throw its energy into looking at potential new members, Kirby Hocutt said.The Texas Tech athletics director is part of a four-person expansion subcommittee tasked with leading the effort, which starts immediately.&quot;Right now, our complete focus is to make the Big 12 as strong as it can possibly be,&quot; Hocutt said, &quot;and I expect that Texas Tech will play a leadership role in that. We're going to continue to be part of the power-five structure in college athletics.&quot;........The Big 12 in the past few days has enlisted Oliver Luck, the former West Virginia AD and XFL commissioner, as a consultant to aide in working through realignment. Describing the group as already &quot;active,&quot; Hocutt said they will meet with the Big 12 presidents early Friday and will have in-person meetings next week involving Big 12 athletics directors and media and television consultants.&quot;We're continually talking to commissioner (Bob) Bowlsby as well as Oliver Luck,&quot; Hocutt said, &quot;and feel very fortunate to have Oliver engaged in our conversations in helping us navigate the waters as well.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 131763263, member: 1428007"] excerpt: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/football/2021/08/26/college-sports-kirby-hocutt-says-big-12-expansion-plans-under-way/5607522001/[/URL] With the announcement Thursday that the Pac-12 Conference will not explore expansion in the near future, the fracturing Big 12 will throw its energy into looking at potential new members, Kirby Hocutt said. The Texas Tech athletics director is part of a four-person expansion subcommittee tasked with leading the effort, which starts immediately. "Right now, our complete focus is to make the Big 12 as strong as it can possibly be," Hocutt said, "and I expect that Texas Tech will play a leadership role in that. We're going to continue to be part of the power-five structure in college athletics."........ The Big 12 in the past few days has enlisted Oliver Luck, the former West Virginia AD and XFL commissioner, as a consultant to aide in working through realignment. Describing the group as already "active," Hocutt said they will meet with the Big 12 presidents early Friday and will have in-person meetings next week involving Big 12 athletics directors and media and television consultants. "We're continually talking to commissioner (Bob) Bowlsby as well as Oliver Luck," Hocutt said, "and feel very fortunate to have Oliver engaged in our conversations in helping us navigate the waters as well." [/QUOTE]

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