TEXAS? Them and Oklahoma are pretty much the center pieces of the Big XII and plus it wouldn't make any geographical sense anyways. The nearest schools to Texas that are in the Big Ten are literally over 1,000 miles away. i would bet my house that at least one of iowa city, bloomington and champaign are less than 1,000 miles from austin. granted they're a long way from there, but i doubt it's quite 1,000. Google Maps said they are all just over 1,000 miles. As the bird flies I'm sure they are closer