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FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, file photo, a Big 12 Conference logo is displayed on a goal line pylon before Duquesne played TCU in an NCAA college football game, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Big 12 has extended membership invitations to BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to join the Power Five league. That comes in advance of the league losing Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
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Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson talks to his team during practice for the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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