Western Kentucky will join Conference USA next year, according to a source close to the situation, likely replacing Tulsa as the league's 14th member. ...more

The old Big East is inching closer to a membership agreement with Tulsa that could happen in the next week. "That's the direction we're headed," said a league source, who added the league has not notified all of its membership officials via teleconference or email. ...more

With an ESPN media rights deal and a breakup with the Catholic 7 basketball schools both finalized, the (old) Big East can address two agenda items: Finding a new name, and finding a new school. Tulsa garners strong support within the membership to become the league*s 12th school, according to a source. ...more

The Mountain West Conference expects a total media rights package -- including a likely football championship game with ESPN and digital rights -- to eclipse $20 million per year, according to a league source. ...more

The (old) Big East, which is losing its name to the Catholic 7 basketball schools, is considering opening up to social media for suggestions of a new conference name, according to a league source. ...more

ACC officials held a conference call late last week in part to discuss Notre Dame*s potential early exit from the Big East. The result: If the Irish can come to the ACC in 2013, the league will take them. ...more

East Carolina athletic director Terry Holland emailed a television revenue plan to Big East membership in late December that he said could help the league 'court' BYU and possibly other members, according to an email obtained by CBSSports.com through a public records request. ...more

The Big East has completed a media rights deal with ESPN, and could a name change be next? A potential name change was part of the Big East's televisions negotiations with NBC, which originally offered a reported $20-23 million per year for Big East rights. ...more

Big East emails obtained by CBSSports.com show the league's reluctance to accommodate Boise's demands in the days before the Broncos returned to the Mountain West. In the process, Boise floated to Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco a potential three-game television deal with NBC built around Notre Dame games. ...more

Cincinnati pushed to join the ACC a few months ago, and apparently the university is making sure it stays on the mind -- or in the inbox -- of ACC officials. Public record emails show Cincinnati President Santa J. Ono sent ACC presidents a holiday card in December and a message about Nippert Stadium renovations in January. ...more