Big 12 unlikely to have football title game in '16

Posted February 04, 2016 6:00 am

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby arrives to speak to reporters after the first day of the conference's meeting Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) The Associated Press

IRVING, Texas (AP) - The Big 12 is unlikely to stage a football championship game this year though the NCAA approved a plan last month that would allow the 10-team league to do so.

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says data presented to league athletic directors Thursday pose questions about whether the league has a better chance to get into the four-team College Football Playoff without a championship game than it would with one.

There were no votes or any formal action taken by athletic directors on a championship game, possible expansion or a league-wide television network.

Bowlsby described the four-hour meeting as mostly "high-level discussions."

The ADs met a day before a meeting of the league's board of directors made up of school presidents and chancellors.

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby speaks to reporters after the first day of the conference's meeting Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) The Associated Press

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, left, and Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger both smile while taking reporter's questions after the first day of the conference's meeting Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) The Associated Press

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