(AP) -- University of Missouri curators held a closed meeting via telephone Thursday and discussed the fate of the Big 12 Conference but did little else, at least publicly.
No curators attended the teleconference in person. Neither did athletic director Mike Alden or Missouri chancellor Brady Deaton, who is the conference chairman.
University spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead confirmed that conference realignment was on the agenda but said it was not the primary reason for the meeting.
The meeting was scheduled Tuesday amid reports that Missouri was considering a move to the Southeastern Conference.
Later Tuesday, the Pac-12 announced it was not expanding, which would appear tokeep the Big 12 intact - at least for now.
Both Texas and Oklahoma were considering leaving the conference after the recent departures of Nebraska and Colorado
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