West Virginia Talks With Big Ten About Joining Conference

West Virginia has talked with Big Ten officials about joining the conference should it decide to expand its membership, Mountaineer Athletic Director Ed Pastilong said.

“We have had informal talks with the Big Ten. We have talked with (Big Ten Commissioner) Jim Delany and with some of the other member schools,” Pastilong said.

“I think if the Big Ten does consider adding a 12th team that we would be given serious consideration,” he told the Charleston Daily Mail.

The Big Ten presidents have invited Penn State to join the conference, but that situation reportedly has grown shaky because of opposition from some members. There also has been speculation, including a story in last week’s Sports Illustrated, that if Penn State gets in, the conference might add a 12th member and go to divisional play.