ZagsBlog: Pitt to Big Ten Rumors False

Late last night we talked about the rumors circulating the internet that Pittsburgh had agreed to become the twelfth member of the Big Ten Conference. At that point, most of what was being talked about was hearsay and reports based on Tweets by Pitt athletes.

Today, Adam Zagoria of Zag’s Blog is on the story and reports that he has talked to two Pitt spokespeople (I really like that word) who did their spokesman thing and said the rumors were false:

Internet reports that Pittsburgh is moving to the Big 10 from the Big East are “100 percent’ false, according to a spokesperson for the Pittsburgh athletic department.

“There is no announcement to make because there is nothing happening,” said Pitt spokesman Mike Gladysz.

Another Pitt spokesman added: “It’s a total rumor. There is no truth to it. I am 100 percent sure.”

One Internet report had Pitt going to the Big 10 with a press conference on Thursday.

Obviously, in a situation where things are still fluid, you would expect this kind of an answer whether the rumors are true or not. This is still something we will be monitoring closely.