The Big East is in serious danger of losing yet another one of its schools.

West Virginia is expected to accept an invitation to join the Big 12 in the coming weeks, as the conference looks to replace Missouri after the Tigers announced their intention to join the SEC. For the Big East, WVU would be the third school the conference has lost over the last couple of months, on top of the fact that TCU backed out on plans to join the Big East and also is planning on joining the Big 12.

According to an Associated Press report, there is no timetable for WVU to receive a formal invitation to join the Big 12 because there is no timetable for Missouri to officially leave the Big 12. But according to the AP’s source, the Mountaineers will accept the invitation when it comes.

In addition to being spurned by TCU and possibly losing WVU, the Big East recently lost Pittsburgh and Syracuse, with both schools announcing their intention to join the ACC in September. The moves are reminiscent of when the Big East lost Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College to the ACC between 2004 and 2005.

In order to salvage the conference as a 12-team league, Big East commissioner John Marinatto met with officials from Boise State, Navy and Air Force about joining the conference as football-only members, as well as officials from Central Florida, SMU and Houston for all sports.

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