On the Mountain West’s media deal, the Pac-12 comps, those left behind, the looming auditions and the lessons of realignment

MW commissioner Gloria Nevarez avoided the mistakes made by the former Pac-12 and carved a path to survival for her conference.
ABC7 San Francisco

Remembering the Pac-12 conference as realignment does it in

Editor's note: This story was published in August, after the exodus of Pac-12 schools to the Big Ten and Big 12. Before we get on with the autumn win-loss business that is actual college football, let ...

Pac-12 governing board to talk 2026 football schedule, championship game format this week

The rebuilt conference must get ready for kickoff in eight months. Formalizing the schedule is just one agenda item.

Mountain West finalizes new TV deal ahead of its first season post-Pac-12 exodus

For all the drama around the two conferences’ fight for members, the Mountain West and Pac-12's new TV deals are quite ...
Yardbarker

Pac-12 getting roasted after fans realize who’s joining the conference

Following the 2023 college football season, marking the extinction of the Pac-12 we once knew, the conference is making a comeback in 2026. As a result of conference realignment decisions that saw USC ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

How realignment affected football attendance at departed Pac-12 schools

Back in the roiling summer of 2022, UCLA officials leaned into the opportunity to boost home attendance as one of several reasons for leaving the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten. After all, the Bruins ...
Sporting News on MSN

Texas State emerges as leading candidate for Pac-12 Expansion

The rumors have been flying, but top sources can reveal that Texas State is in prime position to join the Pac-12.
ABC7

USC, UCLA to the Big Ten: What's next for the Pac-12, how it impacts the CFP and more

USCand UCLA are planning to join the Big Ten as early as 2024, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday, spinning the conference realignment wheel again a little under a year afterOklahomaandTexasrocked ...
Yardbarker

UNLV Rebels Director Of Athletic Erick Haper Speaks On Conference Realignment

For one thing, the Pac-12 is not what the Pac-12 once was. It’s the same logo but without USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Utah, it’s not the same conference. And that’s no disrespect to those schools ...
ABC7

The enormous impact on men's basketball as the Pac-12 nears extinction

For a brief moment Friday morning, the college sports world looked like it might remain stable. Word coming out of the Pac-12 was optimism that the league would stick together, with the realignment of ...
The New York Times

Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC alliance takes shape following Texas and Oklahoma's SEC push

College football’s realignment wheel is spinning again. Texas and Oklahoma have formally accepted an invitation from the SEC and will become league members on July 1, 2025. The move creates a daunting ...

Pac-12 board to talk 2026 football schedule, championship game format

With the start of college football season eight months away, the rebuilt Pac-12 Conference has work to do when executives meet this week.