Heeke tells KGUN-9's Pat Parris that he's 'very confident' in the future of the Pac-12 despite the pending departures of USC and UCLA.
Michael Lev In his first public comments since USC and UCLA announced they were leaving for the Big Ten, Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke expressed confidence in the future of the Pac-12.
“We are strong. We’re solid. This institution will be in the right place,” Heeke told KGUN-9’s Pat Parris. “I’m very confident in how the Pac-12 looks ... going forward. We’re an anchor in the West. We’re one of the greatest conferences that there’s ever been. We have so much tradition and history here, connected to the Rose Bowl. There’s a lot of value in that, and we’re proud as Arizona to be part of that.”
The stunning departures of the Trojans and Bruins came a year after Texas and Oklahoma announced they would be leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. The latest moves have fueled rampant speculation about the future of the Pac-12 – including the league ceasing to exist if other schools migrate to the Big Ten.
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