FWST: Big 12 football title game in 2016 unlikely after ADs decline proposal

By Jimmy Burch
jburch@star-telegram.com

IRVING – Big 12 athletic directors did not recommend a proposal to add a conference championship game in football during Thursday’s meeting, making it unlikely that such a game would be added for the 2016 season, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.

Instead, Bowlsby said league administrators have enlisted a research firm to collect data on issues related to expansion and the most advantageous way, based on percentages, for Big 12 teams to consistently produce a participant in the College Football Playoff.

That data will be examined in detail at the league’s spring meetings, May 31-June 3, and Bowlsby stressed that administrators are “trying to take a deep dive” into all issues surrounding the league before making binding decisions. …