(AP) The Colorado board of regents has scheduled a special meeting Thursday with athletics operations on the agenda, ramping up speculation the school is considering a return to the Big 12 from the Pac-12. 

The board of regents for the Boulder-based school met on Wednesday and then scheduled another session to be conducted remotely, according to a posted notification. 

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark has spoken for months about his desire to expand the conference and add western schools. 

Meanwhile, the Pac-12 has seemed vulnerable to more poaching after losing USC and UCLA to the Big Ten the longer it takes for it to land a new media rights contract.

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 </figure>(AP) The Colorado board of regents has scheduled a special meeting Thursday with athletics operations on the agenda, ramping up speculation the school is considering a return to the Big 12 from the Pac-12. The board of regents for the Boulder-based school met on Wednesday and then scheduled another session to be conducted remotely, according to a posted notification. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark has spoken for months about his desire to expand the conference and add western schools. Meanwhile, the Pac-12 has seemed vulnerable to more poaching after losing USC and UCLA to the Big Ten the longer it takes for it to land a new media rights contract.

Buffs headed back to Big 12? Special meetings, rumors CU leaving Pac-12