BIG-12 COMMISSIONER: DIFFERING CONFERENCE PLANS CAN WORK

As the Power 5 conferences continue to navigate the return of fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic, it's possible each conference’s plan is ultimately different -- and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says that can work.

"They can't be incompatible," Bowlsby said, "but they don't have to be identical."

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have already announced a conference-only schedule model for this fall -- if there's a season -- but with one glaring difference, as the Pac-12 also delayed the start of its season.

Meanwhile, officials in the Big 12 and SEC have remained hopeful they can still play a full, 12-game schedule -- while paying close attention to what the ACC might announce Wednesday after a meeting of its university presidents and chancellors.

The Big 12 and SEC are likely to react quickly if need be, but Bowlsby said both leagues have games against each other that they would still like to play. Ole Miss is tentatively set to face Baylor on Sept. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Texas is at LSU on Sept. 12, the same weekend Tennessee is at Oklahoma. Vanderbilt is also at Kansas State on Sept. 19.