New Baylor president Ken Starr says he is “cautiously optimistic” and hopeful that the Big 12 will remain intact.

Starr, who took over as president on the Waco, Texas, campus last week, wouldn’t speculate on what might happen with potential conference expansions. But he says his school’s Board of Regents is “working tirelessly” to make Baylor’s case known and is devoted “entirely” to keeping the Big 12 together.