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Boise State's change of plans opens door for Tulsa
Published: 12/31/2012 8:12 PM
Last Modified: 12/31/2012 8:12 PM

Tulsa is now among the schools being rumored for a possible move to the Mountain West Conference.

ESPN reported Monday that sources indicate Tulsa and UTEP from Conference USA may be targeted for possible Mountain West expansion.

ESPN reported Monday that Boise State now plans to back out of plans to leave the Mountain West for the Big East. In addition, it is expected San Diego State will also stay in the Mountain West.

SMU and Houston, scheduled to leave Conference USA for the Big East, are now rumored to be considering a move to the Mountain West.

Tulsa and UTEP have been among the six schools that were staying with Conference USA as six members announced they were leaving for the Big East.

Tulsa officials have remained pretty quiet about any conference realignment plans for the Golden Hurricane.

However, the Mountain West has been mentioned repeatedly over the past year as a possible relocation spot for the Golden Hurricane.

Most rumors linked any move by Tulsa to the Mountain West as a package deal with UTEP.

A move to the Mountain West for Tulsa would put the Golden Hurricane back in a league with many former WAC members. TU joined a 16-team WAC in the mid-1990s. That league started falling apart when eight teams left the WAC to form the Mountain West.

If this all sounds confusing, it is because it is confusing.

Stay tuned. This changes by the day. Or, the hour.


Reader Comments 1 Total
TU Letterman (last month)
Agreed John; very confusing. Thank you for the updates...please keep them coming. It will be interesting to see where we land. Regardless, way to ring in the New Year with a fantastic Liberty Bowl win. So proud of our team and the Leadership, Teamwork, and Accountability Coach Blankenship has brought to our program. Fantastic to watch the O and D Lines dictate the game...football is a physical game and the most physical team wins...Coach has prepared our young men very well for the games and the most important game of all...LIFE. Go TU!!!
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Tulsa World senior sports columnist John Klein is in his fourth decade of covering sports. He started his newspaper career at The Daily Ardmoreite in 1977 and moved to the Tulsa World in 1978. He served 10 years as sports editor for the Tulsa World before being named to his current position in 2005. He also spent five years as the Southwest Conference beat writer for the Houston Post. He has won many writing awards and is a former Oklahoma Sports Writer of the Year.

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