http://kutnews.org en http://kutnews.org/post/big-12-conference-invites-tcu <p>And the college football conference shuffle continues.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.big12sports.com/">Big 12</a> college athletic conference would like <a href="http://gofrogs.cstv.com/">Texas Christian University</a> to join them. Presidents and chancellors of the conference&#39;s nine remaining member schools formally invited TCU to join this morning. If the school accepts the invitation, they would fill the gap left by the <a href="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-am-leave-big-12">departure of Texas A&amp;M</a> from the Big 12 next summer.</p><p>The Horned Frogs currently play in the <a href="http://www.themwc.com/">Mountain West</a> athletic conference. A year ago, the school decided they would leave that conference for the <a href="http://bigeast.org/">Big East</a>. But in a release on the TCU&#39;s athletic website, Chancellor Victor Boschini, Jr. said that joining the Big 12 would rekindle old in-state rivalries with Baylor, Texas Tech and Texas. He says he looks forward to more conversations with the conference before accepting the invitation.</p><p> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:09:14 +0000 Ian Crawford, KUT News 2680 at http://kutnews.org Big 12 Conference Invites TCU http://kutnews.org/post/top-morning-stories-august-15-2011 <p><strong>Perry Targets Iowa</strong></p><p>Governor Rick Perry will be making numerous campaign stops in Iowa in the next few days. The presidential hopeful entered the race on Saturday, and is now vying against other GOP hopefuls.</p><p>KUT&#39;s political reporting partner,<a href="http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/perry-social-conservatives-and-the-road-to-the-top/"> The Texas Tribune</a>, reports on how Perry is handling his controversial decision in 2007 to mandate that some young girls receive an HPV vaccine. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:21:28 +0000 KUT Staff 2224 at http://kutnews.org Top Morning Stories August 15, 2011