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January 2012, NCAA-Conferences
Big 12 Begins to Look for Commissioner
Texas AD DeLoss Dodds mentions four candidates as possibilities for Big 12 commissioner: Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowksy, West Virginia AD Oliver Luck, NCAA interim vice president of championships and alliances, Greg Shaheen, and Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick.
Swarbrick seems like a fantasy choice but he’s close with Dodds (the Big 12 commissioner behind-the-scenes if you believe conspiracy theorists) so the connection fits.
Banowsky or Luck are more probable hires, especially if the current Conference USA commish loses his post once his own conference and the Mountain West merge. Luck has ties to the Big 12 area and has impressed thus far in his tenure as West Virginia athletic director.
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