![]() ![]() “To think even remotely five years ago the Pac-12 would be in this position it’s unthinkable to think that we’re here today. “You know, the old question of how long would it take TV money to destroy college football? Maybe we’re here,” Washington State football coach Jake Dickert told reporters Thursday. The uncertainty in the Pac-12 is being felt across the conference, especially at places that might not have clear options to join another Power Five conference. ![]() ![]() The Big 12 also has targeted Utah to get to 16 members next year after Texas and Oklahoma leave. 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. ![]()
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