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UCLA shocked the college football world by making future plans to join the Big Ten in 2024. The move was reportedly done for financial reasons, but with an interesting twist. On Tuesday, Ben Bolch of The Los Angeles Times reported that the …
The landscape of college sports seems to be changing by the day, and the Big 12 is reportedly the next conference that is make a strong push to add some new schools. With both UCLA and USC planning to move to the Big Ten as early as 2024, Big 12 …
The Pac-12 on Wednesday announced a big change for football that will go into effect beginning this fall. The NCAA removed requirements for conferences that want to hold a conference championship game. Previously, conferences that could not play a …
The Pac-12 has denied that it seriously pursued expansion, but a new report suggests the conference was closer to adding teams than previously known. According to Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Pac-12 targeted both TCU and Houston as …
There have been some questions over how the announced alliance between the Pac-12, Big Ten, and ACC will work in practice. One of the commissioners involved shed some light on that topic Friday. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff revealed how the …
The Pac-12 added a modest amount of stability to the rocky college athletics landscape Thursday with a statement addressing the future of the conference. The league announced Thursday that, after internal discussions with its member schools, the …
The news that Texas and Oklahoma are joining the SEC sent shockwaves across college sports, and three of the other Power Five conferences have officially come up with a response. The commissioners of the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC announced on Tuesday …
Battle lines are being drawn among the NCAA’s Power 5 conferences in light of the SEC’s pending expansion. According to Max Olson of The Athletic, the Pac-12, Big Ten, and ACC are in high-level talks about forming an alliance. The …
The Big 12 is facing an uncertain future now that Texas and Oklahoma are set to leave for the SEC, and there has been talk of a potential merger with the Pac-12 to soften the blow. That idea is one that is apparently receiving real consideration. Max …
The Pac-12 appears prepared to take advantage of the upheaval in the Big 12 based on comments made by commissioner George Kliavkoff on Tuesday. Kliavkoff said that there has been “significant inbound interest” in many schools following …
With Texas and Oklahoma quietly preparing to leave the Big 12 conference to join the SEC, the eight schools set to be left behind are trying to figure out what to do with themselves. According to Bruce Feldman and Sam Khan Jr. of The Athletic, the …
For years, many people associated with the Pac-12 have been deeply frustrated about the league’s lack of success nationally. The fact that former commissioner Larry Scott seemed either incapable or indifferent about changing that trend was one …
We’re through two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and the Sweet 16 is set. Some themes for the tournament have already been established, and they have to do with conferences. The Pac-12 has absolutely shined so far in March, while the Big Ten and …
Larry Scott was despised by fans of Pac-12 schools for years after doing lasting damage to the conference’s reputation and performance in the major sports of college football and college basketball. For years, fans widely acknowledged that …
Washington earned the right to face USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game this week with a record of 3-1, but the Huskies have been forced to give up their spot because of issues related to COVID-19. The Pac-12 announced on Monday that Oregon will …
The Pac-12 has changed course and will now play a fall football season. The Pac-12 CEOs voted on Thursday to have a season this fall. The season reportedly will begin on Nov. 6 and last seven games before a conference championship game. No fans will …
