Prior to SEC university presidents voting on Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to leave the Big 12 and join their league in 2025, Bowlsby sent a cease and desist letter to ESPN claiming the network is colluding with at least one other conference to attempt to poach Big 12 schools. In addition to sending the letter, Bowlsby told The Associated Press on Wednesday he had “absolute certainty” ESPN was acting inappropriately and “manipulating other conferences to go after our members.” (Texas’ and Oklahoma’s media rights agreements with the Big 12 expire in 2025.)
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