Cincinnati Enquirer: UC letter expresses Big 12 interest
Jason Williams, jwilliams@enquirer.com
he University Cincinnati has officially told the Big 12 Conference the Bearcats athletics teams are interested in joining the league.
Interim President Beverly Davenport sent a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby on July 25 “to express our interest and excitement in moving forward to explore our candidacy for the Big 12 Conference,” according to a document obtained by The Enquirer through a public records request.
UC and Big 12 officials on Monday declined comment about what the next step is in the process.
It’s believed schools wanting to join the Big 12 were required to submit a letter of interest. Davenport’s four-sentence letter was submitted to Bowlsby through the Big 12’s Kansas City-based law firm. It asks attorney Kevin Sweeney to direct inquiries to Karen Kovach, UC’s lead attorney.
The letter is a formality giving both parties the go-ahead to officially begin discussions. It is not an indication UC will receive an invitation to join one of the five major college football conferences.
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