1 year, 3 months ago

OSU, WSU ask court to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from standing in way of rebuilding conference

Oregon State and Washington State on Friday filed a complaint in Washington state court against the Pac-12 and Commissioner George Kliavkoff, seeking to prevent departing members from getting in the way of their efforts to rebuild the disintegrating conference. It requests a temporary restraining order that would keep departing members of the Pac-12 board of directors from meeting next week and taking any action regarding the status or governance of the conference, according to a news release from Oregon State and Washington State. The Pacific Northwest schools said Kliavkoff has called members of the board, including the departing schools, to meet Wednesday to vote on a “go forward governance approach.” Oregon State and Washington State contend conference bylaws make clear that by announcing intent to leave, the other schools forfeited a right to vote on league matters. “We owe it to our student-athletes, coaches, and fans to do everything in our power to protect the Pac-12 Conference and explore all future options,” Washington State President Kirk Schulz said. Securing Oregon State and Washington State’s position as the sole decision-making members of the Pac-12 is an important step toward determining the schools’ future conference affiliation.

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1 month ago

No. 25 Washington State facing Oregon State for de facto Pac-12 regular-season title

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! While Washington State and Oregon State had a scheduling agreement this year with the Mountain West, the two teams don’t figure into that league’s standings. I hope they would say it the same way, let’s go compete.” Washington State is coming off a disheartening 38-35 loss …

3 months ago

What we’re hearing about the Pac-12, AAC and Mountain West’s next moves

New York Times

The next phase of conference realignment is a tug of war. Although Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes told The Athletic on Saturday that football is a requirement for members, other sources briefed on the league’s thinking believe that’s just for this next step, not ruling out the possibility that the league would try to add a school like Gonzaga …

3 months, 1 week ago

Oregon State AD says the new Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said the newly rebuilt Pac-12 will look to add at least two more schools for 2026 as quickly as possible. “Get it right, but it’s in our best interest to move as quickly as we can.” The …

54 years, 11 months ago

College football realignment: The Pac-12’s expansion augurs a ruthless new era.

Slate

Bad news first: College sports continues to besiege itself with chaotic realignment of its conferences, leaving even more schools with reasons to be paranoid about their future ability to keep up with the nation’s Joneses. Without enough teams to stage a conference championship game, they’re the only teams among 134 in the top level of college football who cannot access …

7 months ago

NCAA, leagues back $2.8 billion settlement, setting stage for current, former athletes to be paid

Associated Press

The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences announced Thursday night that they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start steering millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. “Our clients are the …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

As Pac-12 falls apart, No. 19 Washington State basketball delivers an underdog story

LA Times

Coach Kyle Smith had spent much of the previous 36 hours trying to get his Washington State basketball team to refocus on the task ahead, moving on from the program’s massive road win over then-No. “I told the guys before the season ‘This is a tournament team,’ ” Smith said. Washington State appears well on its way to the NCAA …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

As Pac-12 falls apart, No. 19 Washington State provides conference one more underdog story

Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — Coach Kyle Smith had spent much of the previous 36 hours trying to get his Washington State basketball team to refocus on the task ahead, moving on from the program’s massive road win over then-No. “I told the guys before the season ‘This is a tournament team,’” Smith said. Washington State appears well on its way to …

10 months, 1 week ago

Pac-12 parts ways with Commissioner George Kliavkoff, new leadership coming

LA Times

Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks during Pac-12 football media day in July. The Pac-12 is parting ways with Commissioner George Kliavkoff after the former MGM executive oversaw the demise of the once-powerful league during a wave of conference realignment last year. The Pac-12 Board of Directors announced the move Friday in a two-sentence news release, saying the conference and Kliavkoff …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

For Oregon State, Wazzu and the Mountain West, future coming into focus after Pac-12 chaos

New York Times

Jordan Pope’s rainbow 3-pointer seemed to hang in the air forever before finally falling through the basket as the buzzer sounded. Barnes and Washington State athletic director Pat Chun have said many times that there’s no manual for the path they’ve taken since Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah decided to jump to the Big 12 and Oregon and Washington …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Washington gives Pac-12 chance to be conference of champions in football 1 more time before leaving

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! NEW ORLEANS — The curtain will close on the Pac-12’s final season as a Power Five football conference on the biggest stage in the sport. Washington, one of 10 schools leaving the conference this coming summer, beat Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl to earn a …

1 year ago

Oregon State, Washington State agree to revenue distribution deal with 10 departing Pac-12 schools

Associated Press

Oregon State and Washington State announced Thursday they have reached an agreement in principle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools on revenue distribution for 2023-24 that ends a legal battle sparked by conference realignment. Financial terms of the settlement were not released, but in a joint statement Washington State and Oregon State said the departing members will forfeit a portion of …

1 year ago

Oregon State, Washington State settle legal dispute with departing Pac-12 schools: What’s next?

New York Times

Follow live coverage today as South Carolina, NC State meet in Final Four Oregon State and Washington State reached an agreement in principle with the 10 departing Pac-12 schools to settle their ongoing legal battle over control of the conference’s board and assets, the 12 universities announced Thursday. The outgoing schools have “agreed to forfeit a portion of distributions over …

1 year ago

Pac-12 Signing Day: Oregon lands top-five class as it prepares to head to Big Ten

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon’s class is ranked behind only Ohio State among its new Big Ten counterparts. Southern California’s class ranked second among 2023 Pac-12 schools and would be fifth in the new Big Ten, behind Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Michigan. LEADER OF THE PACK Oregon signed …

1 year ago

Oregon State, Washington State eye affiliate membership in West Coast Conference, AP sources say

Associated Press

Oregon State and Washington State are working on a deal to become affiliate members of the West Coast Conference for basketball and other Olympic sports for two years, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Oregon State and Washington State announced a football scheduling agreement with the Mountain West Conference for …

1 year ago

Washington Supreme Court denies review of Pac-12 appeal, handing control of conference to OSU, WSU

Associated Press

The Washington state Supreme Court declined on Friday to review the Pac-12’s appeal of a lower court ruling that gives full control of the conference to Oregon State and Washington State, keeping in place a legal victory for the league’s two remaining schools over its 10 departing members. Last month, a superior court judge in Whitman County, Washington, granted the …

1 year ago

Oregon State, Washington State, Mountain West agree to 6-game football scheduling arrangement in ’24

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon State, Washington State and the Mountain West announced a football scheduling agreement Friday for the 2024 season that gives the two remaining Pac-12 schools six opponents each and positions them to operate as a two-team conference for at least a year. All 12 Mountain West …

1 year ago

State Supreme Court puts ruling that gave Oregon State, Washington State control of Pac-12 on hold

Associated Press

The Washington state Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a request by the University of Washington and the Pac-12 to put on hold a lower court’s ruling that gave Oregon State and Washington State control of the conference until the high court can make a full review. The defendants appealed the ruling the next day and the Supreme Court kept in …

1 year, 1 month ago

No. 6 Oregon can secure a Pac-12 title game berth against rivals Oregon State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The finale of the state’s longstanding rivalry simmers in the background as Oregon needs a win to secure a berth in the Pac-12 championship game against No. “Our players understand exactly what’s at stake here for this game,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. There’s still plenty …

1 year, 1 month ago

No. 5 Washington looks to secure Pac-12 championship berth against No. 10 Oregon State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We’ve put ourselves in a spot now where, I mean every game does matter, but it really has a heightened level of importance and we’re excited about that,” Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer said. “I think our guys really play well when the lights are bright.” Saturday’s …

1 year, 1 month ago

Oregon State, Washington State working to keep Pac-12 open, align with Mountain West, AP sources say

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon State and Washington State are moving toward keeping the Pac-12 alive as a two-team conference for as long as two years while entering an agreement with the Mountain West that will allow the Pacific Northwest schools to fill out their sports schedules, two people with …

1 year, 1 month ago

Oregon State, Washington State discussing alliance with Mountain West: Sources

New York Times

On Tuesday, Oregon State and Washington State won a preliminary injunction ruling that affirmed their claim as the sole governing members of the Pac-12. GO DEEPER Oregon State, Wazzu granted preliminary injunction, gain control of Pac-12 A source involved in the discussions said “dialogue has increased” recently between the “Pac-2” and the Mountain West. Under the model being discussed, the …

1 year, 1 month ago

Judge gives Oregon State, Washington State control of Pac-12 and assets; Outgoing schools appeal

Associated Press

A judge granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction Tuesday in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets. With a significant legal hurdle cleared, Oregon State and Washington State could soon determine how they will go about keeping the Pac-12 alive and …

1 year, 1 month ago

Oregon State, Washington State granted preliminary injunction, gain sole control of Pac-12

New York Times

A judge ruled in favor of Oregon State and Washington State in their quest to gain control of the Pac-12 Conference’s governance and remaining assets on Tuesday. Judge Libey said that he ruled in favor of Oregon State and Washington State because he believed that they were likely to prevail in court on their interpretation of the Pac-12 bylaws and …

1 year, 1 month ago

Oregon State's president doesn't want to do away with the Pac-12 conference

NPR

Oregon State's president doesn't want to do away with the Pac-12 conference As the 2023 college football season draws to a close, so do the days of the Pac-12 conference as we know it. Jayathi Murthy, president of Oregon State University, wants to preserve the conference. SUMMERS: Looking ahead to the future of the Pac-12, to the future of Oregon …

1 year, 1 month ago

Washington, departing schools oppose Washington State, Oregon State control of Pac-12

New York Times

The University of Washington on Thursday filed a motion opposing a request by Washington State and Oregon State last week to take control of the Pac-12 board. “The attempt by Oregon State University and Washington State University to take sole control of the Pac-12 Conference would undermine this season’s Pac-12 competitions and deprive the other 10 members of the funds …

1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: The Pac-12 is the ‘Conference of Champions.’ Don’t let it disappear

LA Times

USC Trojans celebrate their victory in the Division 1 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship in May 2023. Consider the Olympic sports contested across the NCAA: Pac-12 schools dominate the top 25 national rankings and finishes, and Stanford, UCLA and USC sweep the podium spots for schools with the most NCAA team titles. Indeed, it is Olympic sports that have made …

1 year, 2 months ago

Pac-12 teams still interested in playing each other even as they go separate ways

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The Pac-12 Conference is falling apart, but coaches are still interested in playing West Coast schools even as they go their separate ways. “I’m confident it will happen,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said Wednesday at Pac-12 basketball media day. “We’re going to have enough travel during conference going to the East Coast,” Altman said. “I’m not interested …

1 year, 2 months ago

Pac-12’s demise steals the show from basketball players and coaches at media day

LA Times

UCLA coach Mick Cronin speaks while sitting next to players Adem Bona, center, and Lazar Stefanovic during Pac-12 media day in Las Vegas on Wednesday. “I’d love to keep the name, I’d love to save the league,” Washington State coach Kyle Smith said. “What’s amazing,” Bona said, rattling off a list of teammates that includes 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara, 6-foot-9 …

1 year, 2 months ago

University of Washington asks court to dismiss Oregon State, Washington State’s suit against Pac-12

Associated Press

The University of Washington asked a court on Monday to dismiss the lawsuit brought against the Pac-12 by Oregon State and Washington State, which seeks to prevent the conference’s departing members from standing in the way of their efforts to rebuild the beleaguered league. A mediation process is ongoing between Oregon State and Washington State and the 10 departing Pac-12 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Court hearing set for Nov. 14 as Oregon State, Washington State fight for control of Pac-12

Associated Press

A hearing has been set for Nov. 14 in Oregon State and Washington State’s legal fight with the Pac-12 and its departing members to gain control of the conference and its assets. Judge Gary Libey’s ruling blocked a board of directors meeting with conference Commissioner George Kliavkoff and university leaders from schools that have announced plans to leave the Pac-12 …

1 year, 2 months ago

With Pac-12 unsettled, CFP managers meet to make difficult decision on number of reserved bids

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! College Football Playoff managers will meet this week, but with the future of the Pac-12 still unsettled, it will be difficult to make a final decision on whether the number of places reserved for conference champions in the soon-to-be expanded field should be six or five. …

1 year, 3 months ago

Washington State, Oregon State hope to get answers in the next month about the future of the Pac-12

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The leadership at Washington State and Oregon State believe they will have information within the next 30 days that they need to evaluate whether it makes sense to rebuild under the Pac-12 brand while also proceeding with a legal case to take control of the future …

1 year, 3 months ago

Is it the Pac-2 championship game when No. 14 Oregon State visits No. 21 Washington State?

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The events of the past couple of months have left Washington State and Oregon State as partners, bonded far deeper than being the Pacific Northwest’s land-grant schools based in true college towns. “Oregon State and Washington State belong competing at the highest level,” Oregon State coach …

1 year, 3 months ago

Judge rules for Oregon State and Washington State, says departing Pac-12 schools can’t hold meeting

Associated Press

A judge granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent departing Pac-12 members from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to chart the future of the disintegrating conference. Oregon State and Washington State want full control over decision making for the conference as the only schools …

1 year, 3 months ago

Oregon State, Washington State granted temporary restraining order; Pac-12 board unable to meet

New York Times

Whitman County Superior Court Judge Gary Libey granted Oregon State and Washington State a temporary restraining order to prevent the Pac-12 from holding a board of directors meeting Wednesday. “We look forward to the court putting the question of governance to rest so that Washington State University and Oregon State University can make reasonable and necessary decisions regarding the future …

1 year, 3 months ago

Oregon State and Washington State file complaint against Pac-12, seek to rebuild conference

LA Times

1 year, 3 months ago

Q&A: The downfall of the Pac-12: How did we get here and what comes next?

LA Times

With Stanford and California joining the mass exodus from the Pac-12 on Friday, the one-time power conference could be no more by next year. With the news last week that Stanford and California will bolt to the Atlantic Coast Conference next year, the speedy demise of a power conference that has been around for more than a century is nearly …

1 year, 3 months ago

Commentary: Amid the Pac-12 ruins, one big question emerges — why does the NCAA still exist?

LA Times

Dejected Oregon State fans look on during a loss to TCU in September 2010. Oregon State is one of two Pac-12 schools that haven’t announced plans to leave the conference after this season. Oregon State is pretty good, and if it stayed that way next season, when the Big Ten has gobbled up its usual opponents, and beats Washington State …

1 year, 3 months ago

Pac-12, the ‘Conference of Champions,’ dies at 108

LA Times

It was the early days of college football’s great shake-up, with schools jumping from one conference to another, everyone looking for more money. The deal never materialized and now, a few years later, the Pac-12 — known to sports fans as the “Conference of Champions” — has died. “To think even remotely, five years ago, the Pac-12 would be in …

1 year, 3 months ago

Stanford, Cal and SMU join the ACC, potentially cementing the death of the Pac-12

LA Times

California running back Jaydn Ott, top, fumbles the ball while attempting to dive into the end zone against Stanford in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 19. While most industry observers expect the schools to join the Mountain West Conference, the San Jose Mercury News reports Oregon State and Washington State plan to take their time reviewing legal options because they could …

1 year, 3 months ago

AAC won’t ‘look westward’ for expansion: Where that leaves Washington State, Oregon State

New York Times

The American Athletic Conference will “not look westward” for expansion following Friday’s news that the Atlantic Coast Conference is adding Stanford, Cal and SMU, AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement Friday. Here’s what you need to know: The ACC’s moves leave the Pac-12 Conference with just two schools, Washington State and Oregon State, which both the AAC and …

1 year, 4 months ago

As Stanford holds out hope for ACC invitation, Oregon State and Washington State wait on Cardinal

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Leaders from Stanford, California, Oregon State and Washington State spoke Thursday, and Stanford told its colleagues it had informed the ACC that it would be open to joining the conference at greatly reduced or even no media rights payout for several years, a person familiar with …

1 year, 4 months ago

Conference realignment shakes up recruiting landscape as Big Ten, Big 12, SEC widen footprints

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With Southern California, UCLA, Washington and Oregon leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten next year, the sprawling conference will boast programs from the West Coast all the way to New Jersey. “If you were a kid in Arizona and you were a little hesitant to …

1 year, 4 months ago

What’s next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weight options?

Associated Press

The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast schools — but we have heard that before. PAC-4 While talking with the ACC, Stanford and Cal were still exhausting options to convince the Big Ten to add two more West Coast schools …

1 year, 4 months ago

Oregon State, Washington State ponder next moves after getting left out of college reshuffling

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CORVALLIS, Ore. — Inside one of the new premium areas at Oregon State’s renovated football stadium reads a lyric from the school’s fight song. And that’s all I want to say today,” Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said Tuesday during a tour of the school’s …

1 year, 4 months ago

ACC leaders mull adding Cal, Stanford from Pac-12; SMU also under consideration, AP sources say

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A third person told AP on condition of anonymity that the ACC’s conversations also include the possibility of adding SMU, the Dallas school currently in the American Athletic Conference. “I share concerns about the impact that the recent spate of conference realignment activities will have on …

1 year, 4 months ago

ACC considering westward expansion, with eye on Stanford and Cal, AP source says

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The four remaining Pac-12 schools still aboard for next season — California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State — have options if they are looking for another conference. The American Athletic Conference also has interest in expanding West and adding all four Pac-12 teams, a person …

1 year, 4 months ago

Pac-12 implosion leaves recruits hanging: ‘It’s going to change college football forever’

New York Times

Exodus Ayers was playing NBA 2K on Friday afternoon when he took a quick break to check his cellphone. “To see the league split apart is crazy — especially right when I’m coming into college football.” About 2,000 miles to the southwest, in Austin, Texas, three-star offensive tackle Tyler Knape, a Cal commit, had a similar experience, also learning of …

1 year, 4 months ago

The Pac-12 Conference is facing a dire future following mass exodus of storied programs

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “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,” Washington State football coach Jake Dickert said. “We are disappointed with the recent decisions by some of our Pac-12 peers,” Washington State President Kirk …

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