The Tigers are desperate to get out, and they’re willing to offer hundreds of millions to do it. The Big 12 received a proposal from Memphis that offered $200 million from university partners, ...

American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti said he was aware of Memphis’ intentions to leave the conference for the Big 12 and praised the school for being ambitious, even though the Tigers’ bid to ...

Memphis has made an offer that could approach $200 million to join the Big 12, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports' Ross Dellenger, but the proposal "lacks support." The proposal would include ...

Hardaway spoke with reporters for the first time since Parker's July 19 arrest on charges of aggravated assault and vandalism ...

Memphis officials acknowledged July 21 that a bid to join the Big 12 — reportedly worth $200 million — had been rejected by the Big 12 school presidents. It was Memphis' latest attempt to get out of ...

Memphis acknowledged July 21 that a proposal from the university to join the Big 12 "did not ultimately move in our favor." “The University of Memphis is aware of the recent conversations regarding ...

However, for the third time in a decade, the Big 12 has rejected the Tigers' request to join the conference. This time, ...

The Big 12 apparently wants no part of Memphis. The Tigers reportedly put together a pitch to join the power conference that was unprecedented. Yet the Big 12 was so unmoved by it that it did not ...

The Big 12 board reportedly rejected Memphis’ bid to join the league, according to Yahoo Sports. That means Memphis will remain in the newly renamed American Conference — at least for now.

The Big 12 chose not to add Memphis at that time. SMU left the American after the 2023-24 academic year for the ACC after agreeing to forgo media rights money for nine years.

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