Big 12 head says WVU will be on schedule

Interim Big 12 Conference Commissioner Chuck Neinas said he’d like to “make the record clear for folks in West Virginia.”

On Wednesday, he did just that.  In an interview with the Gazette, Neinas said he’s been assured by officials at West Virginia University that the Mountaineers will be part of the Big 12 next fall — and a football schedule will be released by Feb 1, less than a week from now.

WVU and its current conference, the Big East, are involved in a pair of lawsuits. The school wants to leave the Big East after this school year, but the conference maintains the school must stay for the full 27-month waiting period outlined in Big East bylaws.

Full Article at: The Charleston Gazette

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