Sources told CBS Sports today that West Virginia “has accepted an offer to join the Big 12 Conference.”
“The Mountaineers informed the Big East Friday morning that they were leaving the league. 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. The Big 12 will stay at 10 schools, a source said.”
Missouri still hasn’t officially left the league for the SEC, but such an announcement is expected at any time.
“If Missouri joins the SEC next season, West Virginia still may have to wait until 2014 to leave the Big East for the Big 12. The Big East has a 27-month requirement notice before teams may leave the league. West Virginia also will have to pay a $5 million exit fee. That figure would have been $10 million if the Mountaineers would have informed the league after Navy or Air Force joined the league, which they have not.”
Update: The Big 12 Conference has issued an official press release stating that the Board of Directors voted “unanimously to accept West Virginia University as a full conference member effective July 1, 2012.” So the Big 12 expects that, despite the Big East requirements noted above, West Virginia will begin competing next season.
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