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George Kliavkoff wants us to focus on football; he can’t
San Diego State is staying in the Mountain West, further clouding expansion plans
After an uncertain month, San Diego State is staying in the Mountain West.
Paul Finebaum paints bleak picture for Pac-12’s future: ‘They’re still in big trouble’
"I would not want to be part of the Pac-12 anymore because I think their future is bleak."
Paul Finebaum doubts Pac-12 will survive three more years: ‘The situation is so fragile’
"I do not believe the Pac-12 can exist"
Pac-12 schools agree to Grant of Rights with performance incentives
The Pac-12's schools have agreed to a new Grant of Rights deal, but it doesn't matter much.
Washington State latest school to feel financial squeeze from Pac-12 television debacle
The school will also pause all “non-essential travel, purchases and professional development,” system president Kirk Schulz announced Monday
Pac-12 greenlights enhanced football broadcasts
"The Pac-12 is committed to delivering unprecedented access and entertainment to our fans throughout our football broadcasts, and to working with our media partners to be on the cutting edge of innovation."
Nexstar CEO claims The CW is talking to Power 5 college conferences, motorsports groups about live events
The CEO of The CW's parent company seems willing to get involved in bidding for more live sports.
ESPN’s Rece Davis makes conference realignment joke about Arizona-UCLA
"Maybe we'll see Arizona and UCLA next week again too, in the Big 12/Big Ten challenge. Too soon?"
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades suggests Big 12 might poach Pac-12 schools: ‘There may be movement…how do we strengthen ourselves?’
"I'm certainly not rooting for the demise of any particular conference, but I'm also, you know, looking out for what's best for Baylor. ...Depending upon what happens with the Pac-12, there may be, you know, movement."
Insiders offer conflicting reports over shock Pac-12 Ion deal
Is the Pac-12 close to a new deal, or are they in trouble as more bidders back away from negotiations?
Things are getting dire as the Pac 12 looks for stability.
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Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff claims Deion Sanders “absolutely adds value” for media rights
"We knew some other information was coming, including the announcement of Coach Prime. Why would we do a media deal before that? ...He absolutely adds value to the league."
Pac-12 commissioner not expecting resolution on media rights deals this month
Is no news good news for the Pac-12?
Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff says ‘Eventually, we’ll catch’ SEC and Big Ten, a highly implausible scenario
"It will take a couple of steps, but we’re going to take a step towards closing that gap. Then we’re going to be looking at expansion. We’re going to be looking at schools that make sense for us."
Six questions now that ESPN and the Big Ten are going their separate ways
Twitter announces path for NCAA athletes to monetize highlights through Opendorse NIL marketplace, starting with Pac-12 football players
"Twitter has always been and will continue to act as the megaphone for athletes to use their voice. Now they can leverage their most impactful moments on the field to earn meaningful NIL compensation."
Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff says on Big 12 “We haven’t decided if we’re going shopping there yet or not.”
"That remark was a reflection of the fact that I've been spending four weeks trying to defend against grenades lobbed in from every corner of the Big 12, trying to destabilize our remaining conference."
Navigate projects SEC and Big Ten per-school payouts will be $40-50 million clear of rest of Power Five by 2026
Navigate's projections suggest the SEC and Big Ten will still be far ahead of the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 even after the next round of TV deals.
Picture quality for Stanford-Oregon draws plenty of complaints
Things were bad enough to draw complaints from all over.
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff reveals an actually-tangible “alliance” schedule plan, with interesting Fox impacts
This plan would see the Pac-12 and Big Ten drop to eight conference games yearly, joining the ACC, which each of those conferences' schools then playing two non-conference games yearly against schools from the other two conferences.
The next Pac-12 commissioner is MGM exec George Kliavkoff
Kliavkoff has also worked for MLB Advanced Media, Hearst, and NBC Universal.
Bill Walton delivers message to UCLA ahead of Final Four with very fitting backdrop
Bill Walton bringing the positive energy to UCLA before the Bruins face Gonzaga in the Final Four.