If Stanford and Cal don’t leave for the Big Ten or ACC, the Pac-12 could survive and expand.
It was the summer of devastation for the Pac-12, the summer the conference collapsed in ash and ruin.A pay-for-play scandal at four schools led to the breakup of what was then known as the Pacific Coast Conference.As of next summer, only four schools will remain following the mass exodus late last week: Cal, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State.
If the Cardinal and Bears land in the Big Ten or ACC — or decide to compete as Independents — then Washington State and Oregon State likely would move into the Mountain West. The conference will generate more than $500 million in the 2024 fiscal year from broadcast contracts, the NCAA Tournament and the College Football Playoff.
Stanford president Tessier-Lavigne is stepping down at the end of the month following an academic scandal, with Richard Saller taking over as the school’s interim boss. If the four schools decide to rebuild the Pac-12, they must add at least two members in order to become an officially recognized conference by the NCAA.
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