Sources: TCU to accept Big 12 invite

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    TCU trustees are scheduled to meet on Monday and are expected to accept the Big 12's invitation to join the conference, sources confirmed Sunday.

    An announcement could come as early as Monday evening.

    The Big 12 extended TCU an invitation on Thursday and said it would begin discussions with the university immediately. TCU chancellor Victor Boschini Jr. issued a statement on Thursday about the situation.

    "These discussions with the Big 12 have huge implications for TCU," the statement said. "It will allow us to return to old rivalries, something our fans and others have been advocating for many years. As always, we must consider what's best for TCU and our student-athletes in this ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics. We look forward to continuing these discussions with the Big 12."

    A move to the Big 12 allows TCU to rekindle some of the rivalries it had for so long in the Southwest Conference, which disbanded in 1996.

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/dallas/story/_/id/7083034/tcu-trustees-meeting-accept-big-12-invite-monday
     

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