Four Schools A 'Lock' For The Pac-10 And Texas A&M Could Save Kansas

Kansas may not be dead in the water after all. Here's your (hourly) Pac 10 update:

Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com reports the following schools appear to be a lock for the Pac-10: Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech.

Brown reports there is no truth to the rumors coming out of KCTV-5 that Texas and Texas A&M are petitioning the Big Ten to join the conference. He also reports Texas A&M is considering the SEC, who was reportedly issued an invite.

The big update for the Kansas City locals: If A&M heads to the SEC, it could create room for Kansas in the Pac-10. Brown reports that absent an A&M invite, Utah and Kansas would be considered for the Pac-10.

Per Brown, any announcements won't happen until next week -- specifically after Nebraska makes their announcement that they're headed to the Big Ten.