Tim Pernetti and Ryan Silverfield addressed Memphis' attempt to join the Big 12 at American Conference media day in Charlotte ...

American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti acknowledged Memphis' ambition to join the Big 12, despite their bid being ...

Memphis flirtation with the Big 12 was something of a surprise in college athletics late this summer. The American Conference ...

The Big 12 apparently wants no part of Memphis. The Tigers reportedly put together a pitch to join the power conference that ...

The Big 12 rejected a $200 million bid from Memphis, the fourth time it has turned away the Tigers. Here's what could come ...

Memphis made a bold effort to join the Big 12 -- offering in excess of $200 million -- but the conference is not interested ...

We’ve had very transparent conversations for a year about what’s happening,” Pernetti said. “I understand Memphis’ ambition.

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

Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger turned heads when he reported that Memphis, currently a member of the American Conference, made ...

“Expansion fees will be the new norm in future realignment within the Power Four,” a Big 12 source told SBJ. “This sets the ...

Memphis really wants to join the Big 12, but the conference doesn’t appear to be interested. The school offered the ...

The proposal from Memphis — one of the most aggressive membership propositions in college athletics history — features ...