Apparently, Mitch McConnell’s last-minute lobbying didn’t work.
Brett McMurphy of CBS Sports is reporting that the Big 12 has decided on West Virginia over Louisville.
Excerpt:
West Virginia has been invited to join the Big 12 Conference, college football industry sources told CBSSports.com Friday.
The Mountaineers will accept the invitation, sources said. The Big 12 is expected to officially announce the invitation later today.
The Big 12′s board of directors voted Friday morning and chose West Virginia over Louisville. They will stay at 10 schools, a source said.
On Tuesday, West Virginia had received a verbal offer to join the Big 12, but then the league put the Mountaineers on hold because the league’s board of directors wanted to perform “due diligence.”
The league was split between adding West Virginia or Louisville to replace Missouri, which is expected to leave the league for the SEC.
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