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Officials with the Big 12 conference – what’s left of it anyway – and the PAC-12 met yesterday to discuss the viability of a potential merger, among other options, multiple outlets report. That, of course, is no guarantee much of anything will come of the meeting.
“We’re not determined that we need to expand in order to thrive; we can thrive at 12,” PAC-12 commissioner George Kliavoff said, according to ESPN. “We don’t understand the paradigm that if someone else has 16, you need to have 16. It just doesn’t make sense.”
WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Bohls: Longhorns could fare ‘quite well’ in SEC
Austin American-Statesman: Carlson: Future of the Bedlam rivalry seems more uncertain than ever
Austin American-Statesman: Tramel: Will OU and Texas be lame ducks long in the Big 12?
Inside Texas: Burton: How many wins?
Inside Texas: How “All Gas, No Brakes” came about, and what it means to Texas
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Cali product Eoghan Kerry is the next Texas target at LB
Texas Longhorns at the 2020 Summer Olympics, August 4 update
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: Mater Dei LB Eoghan Kerry gives Texas visit high marks
247Sports: Texas still in strong standing with 2023 WR Johntay Cook
247Sports: Nick at Nite: Defensive recruiting nuggets including two Crystal Ball Predictions
247Sports: Four-star corner Jaylon Guilbeau still considering Texas following decommitment
247Sports: Five-star Devon Campbell has Texas high on his list following unofficial visit
Inside Texas: DB….U? A huge week looming for Texas’ DB class
Inside Texas: JTEN: Devon Campbell, Quency Wiggins, Eoghan Kerry, Omari Abor
BIG 12 BREAKDOWN
Frogs O’ War: Conference realignment news, notes, and reactions
Rock Chalk Talk: 30 Days: Previewing the LBs
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: 5 winners and 3 losers in NBA free agency so far
SB Nation: The Lakers have signed Carmelo Anthony in free agency
SB Nation: Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma turned 400-meter ban into 200-meter medal in Tokyo
NEWS ACROSS THE FORTY ACRES AND BEYOND
- RIP Ced.
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) August 3, 2021
- Southlake Caroll head coach Riley Dodge on Quinn Ewers’ early exit from high school.
Quinn Ewers’ high school coach, Riley Dodge, releases statement on that talented QBs decision to skip his senior season and enroll at Ohio State a year early. https://t.co/tn76xqduso
— Buckeyes Wire (@BuckeyesWire) August 3, 2021