None of the other remaining schools have scheduled regent or trustee meetings - yet. That leaves the Pac-12 with nine schools - for now - and no media rights deal beyond the upcoming school year. The Buffaloes announced their return to the Big 12 a week ago. Southern California and UCLA are headed to the Big Ten next year, the same time Colorado is leaving the West Coast’s largest and most storied conference for the Big 12. That payout would be about half what current Big Ten members will receive when all its new television deals fully kick in next year, but still more than what Washington and Oregon are guaranteed to receive from a recently presented potential media rights deal the Pac-12 has on the table from Apple. The schools could also receive an advance on future payments that could increase the total payout to more than $40 million for the first several years they are in the conference, though it would be subtracted from future payouts, two people said. The people with direct knowledge of those talks say no formal offer has been made to Oregon and Washington, but the framework of a deal was presented that would have the Ducks and Huskies enter the conference with an annual payout in the low-to-mid $30 millions. While the Big 12 has been eyeing Pac-12 schools for months, the Big Ten - which dealt the first blow to the Pac-12 by poaching Southern California and UCLA last year - has jumped in late. The meeting included Washington President Ana Mari Cauce and athletic director Jen Cohen, and adjourned around 10:35 p.m. Washington regents held a special meeting late Thursday night with most of the 90-minute gathering held in executive session to discuss present, pending or potential litigation with counsel. The Arizona Board of Regents were holding a closed executive session Thursday to look at possible legal advice and discussion regarding university athletics. That could slow down Arizona’s final decision because the Tucson-based school would prefer to be in sync with its rivals from Tempe. The person with direct knowledge of the Arizona situation also said that Arizona State was mulling jumping to the Big 12, too, but was not as far along in the process. The boards of regents for Arizona’s two biggest universities, along with the University of Washington, had special meetings Thursday night, ramping up speculation that more Pac-12 schools could leave the flailing conference. None of the news bodes well for the Pac-12's survival.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten is discussing membership with Oregon and Washington, two people with direct knowledge of those talks told the AP.Īll spoke on condition of anonymity because nothing has been made official by the schools or conferences involved. The Big Ten has joined the Big 12 in pushing the Pac-12 to the brink.Īrizona is in serious talks to join the Big 12, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Thursday night.
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