News

The Coloradoan on MSN.com · 7d

Where the new Pac-12 rebuild stands and what to know about possible TV package

The Pac-12 signing a media rights deal for the 2025 college football season could be a precursor and hint of what's to come for 2026 and beyond.
Front Office Sports on MSN.com · 7d

Pac-12 Gets One-Year Test-Run Media Deal Before Expansion

It’s the next step in the league’s rebuild. The post Pac-12 Gets One-Year Test-Run Media Deal Before Expansion appeared first on Front Office Sports.
College Football Network on MSN.com · 9h

Big 12 Extends Commissioner Brett Yormark Through 2030: How He Has Brought the Conference Through Realignment

The Big 12 Conference has unanimously extended Commissioner Brett Yormark’s contract through June 2030. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the extension was voted on during the league meetings held in Dallas on Tuesday,
Boise State Broncos On SI on MSN.com · Feb 1, 2025

Pac-12 expansion candidates: Rice Owls

As conference realignment wages on ... States and beyond and boasts an endowment of $7.814 billion, dwarfing new Pac-12 leaders Washington State ($1.27 billion) and Oregon State ($829.9 million).
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 27d

Is it time to worry about Pac-12 expansion?

“The Pac-12’s expansion plan is still directly (or indirectly ... Fans of the conference shouldn’t panic until late June, though. The new-look Pac-12 officially launches on July 1, 2026.
Boise State Broncos On SI on MSN.com · Jan 21, 2025

Pac-12 expansion candidates: Memphis Tigers

As conference realignment wages on ... 1,000 miles southeast of Fort Collins — the easternmost city in the new Pac-12. The travel concerns are real. Just ask UCLA men’s basketball coach ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 9, 2025

Pac-12 expansion candidates: UTSA Roadrunners

As conference realignment wages on, Boise State Broncos on SI is taking a look at schools that have been linked to the Pac-12 in ... Roadrunners to new heights, including a 12-2 finish in 2021.
Sportico on MSN.com · 7d

Pac-12 Inks Media Deal With the CW, CBS, ESPN for 2025 Football Season

The Pac-12 Conference has signed a media rights deal with the CW, CBS and ESPN to air Oregon State's and Washington State's home football games for the 2025 season. A renewal with the Nexstar-owned CW,
Boise State Broncos On SI on MSN.com · Feb 5, 2025

Pac-12 expansion candidates: Texas State Bobcats

As conference realignment wages on ... but the Bobcats will need to shell out even more cash to compete with the new Pac-12’s big spenders in Oregon State ($87.8 million budget), Washington ...
The New York Times · 7d

Pac-12 lands CBS, ESPN and The CW to broadcast Oregon State and Wazzu’s 2025 home games

The rebuilding Pac-12 Conference announced Tuesday that the 13 home games for Oregon State and Washington State in 2025 will be broadcast across a mix of three networks: CBS, ESPN and The CW. It’s the next step in a multi-step process to reconstruct the league.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 8, 2025

Pac-12 expansion candidates: UNLV Rebels

As conference realignment wages on ... On the facilities front, UNLV would rank near the top of the new Pac-12. The Rebels share Allegiant Stadium with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders and have ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 26, 2025

San Diego State AD updates timeline for Pac-12 media rights deal, potential further expansion

The Pac-12’s media rights negotiations appear to be hitting the final stages. A deal could be on the way in the next month, San Diego State athletics director J.D. Wicker told fans this week ...
Boise State Broncos On SI on MSN.com · Mar 1, 2025

‘I love the WCC. … But we certainly are keeping all of our options open,’ Saint Mary’s President on realignment

With Gonzaga leaving the West Coast Conference for the Pac-12 in 2026, Saint Mary’s is set up to be the WCC’s dominant men’s basketball program moving forward. But in a recent radio ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 16d

Utah football ACC rumors shut down amid Big 12 Conference move

College football is going to look a lot different in 2024 because of conference realignment ... Every Pac-12 team except for Washington State and Oregon State found a new home, and that new ...
Sportcal on MSN.com · 6d

Pac-12 secures major network deals for 2025 season

US college sports’ Pac-12 conference has agreed new media rights deals with national networks ESPN, CBS Sports, and The CW Network covering American football games for the 2025 season. Under the agreements,
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 23, 2025

SDSU athletic director JD Wicker: Pac-12 will have TV deal secured by end of March; Expansion comes next

According to San Diego State athletic director JD Wicker, the Pac-12 is getting close to securing a media deal and adding an eighth football-playing member. While speaking to season ticket holders ...
ESPN on MSN.com · 7d

Pac-12 reaches TV deals for '25 Oregon St., Washington St. games

The Pac-12 has finalized television deals for the 2025 season, with the CW, ESPN and CBS combining to show the 13 home games involving Oregon State and Washington State.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 7d

Washington vs. Washington State in Apple Cup among two Pac-12 games airing in primetime on CBS in 2025 season

The Pac-12 takes center stage on CBS in the 2025 college football seas as the network will air the 117th Apple Cup between Washington and Washington State on Sept. 20 and Washington State's trip to Oregon State on Nov. 1. Both broadcasts will begin at ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 4, 2025

Pac-12 expansion candidates: South Florida Bulls

As conference realignment ... Tampa is a 12-hour drive from Memphis, which is more than 1,000 miles southeast of Fort Collins — the easternmost city in the new Pac-12. According to Google ...
Icon for www.nytimes.comThe New York Times · 23d

College baseball week in review: How are the former Pac-12 schools faring in their new leagues?

The seismic conference realignment that altered the college sports landscape finally hit college baseball this spring, with 10 former Pac-12 schools navigating new leagues in 2025. (Oregon State ...
The Mercury News · 10d

Mailbag: Pac-12 media deal timing, House case update, top coaching staffs, Oregon’s offseason ‘natty’ streak, portal chaos and more

The Pac-12 is working on two media rights agreements at the same time: One for the 2025 season and one for 2026 and beyond.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Sep 19, 2024

Pac-12 gutting Mountain West sparks fresh realignment stress at schools outside Power Four

And as always in realignment, trust is in short supply. But any discussion of what’s going to happen starts with the following reality: The new Pac-12, which now has six committed members ...
College Football Network on MSN.com · 6d

Inside the Pac-12’s Struggles: A 10-School Mass Exodus, $100 Million Miscalculations, and a Swarth of Courtroom Battles

It takes eight teams to tango, and the Pac-12 only has seven right now. With NCAA rules requiring at least eight-member teams to preserve FBS status, the Pac-12 is scrambling to find a final school to add to the newly formed conference,
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Sep 12, 2024

Stanford and Cal unlikely to join Pac-12 following realignment

the Pac-12 could become the new Mountain West Conference in only a few years. This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: Stanford and Cal unlikely to join Pac-12 following realignment
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Sep 13, 2024

Could New Mexico State be on the move again? How Pac-12 expansion could impact Aggies

New Mexico State is no stranger to conference realignment, and it could affect the Aggies once again. Realignment news broke this week when the Pac-12 Conference announced it would be adding ...
On3 on MSN.com · 7d

Pac-12 announces 2025 media rights deal with ESPN, CBS, The CW

For the second straight year, the Pac-12 will feature just two teams. Oregon State and Washington State will be the only teams in the conference, but more are on the way next year after a round of expansion – and the league now has a new media rights deal for 2025.
The Mercury News · 5d

Assessing the future for Oregon State and Washington State with the Pac-12’s media deal for 2025 secured

The Beavers appear more willing to devote every dollar possible to winning on the field during the Pac-12’s transition.
Icon for www.ktvb.comKTVB · 7d

Pac-12 announces TV deal with The CW, CBS and ESPN for 2025

SAN RAMON, Calif. — The Pac-12 announced a television deal for the 2025 football season that will put all of the home games for Washington State and Oregon State on The CW Network, CBS or ESPN.
USA TODAY on MSN.com · 7d

Pac-12 secures TV deal with CBS, ESPN, The CW for 2025 college football season

The Pac-12 has landed a TV deal for the 2025 college football season, with Oregon State and Washington State games airing on CBS, ESPN and The CW.
Tulane Green Wave On SI on MSN.com · Feb 15, 2025

Pac-12 Hints at More Interest in Tulane and Other Top AAC School

The Tulane Green Wave football team, alongside the Memphis Tigers, may be back in the conversation for realignment. At present, the new Pac-12 needs one more football-playing member by July 1 ...
ClutchPoints on MSN.com · 17d

Pac-12 eyeing several Texas schools amid latest expansion rumblings

Like ClutchPoints’ content? Be sure to follow us. The post Pac-12 eyeing several Texas schools amid latest expansion rumblings appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Las Vegas Review-Journal on MSN.com · 4d

College Sports Chaos: UNLV stands by Mountain West … for now

The Mountain West and Pac-12 remain at a standstill over millions of dollars in exit fees and “poaching” fees that could decide the fate of both conferences.
Deseret News on MSN.com · Oct 24, 2024

Where are things with Pac-12 expansion?

So where do things stand with Pac-12 expansion now? Rumors have been floating for weeks ... Without one, the new-look league will fall apart before a resurgent Pac-12 is even a thing.
The Mercury News · 25d

Pac-12 media rights negotiations: Does max exposure outweigh max cash? With upheaval looming, the answer is clear

In combination, the developments have set the stage for upheaval across the landscape — not immediately, it seems, but perhaps at the end of the decade or in the early 2030s. The change could take the form of a super league or further expansion by the SEC and Big Ten that ripples across major college football.
The Indianapolis Star · 7d

Pac-12 reaches 2025 TV deal for Washington State and Oregon State

The Pac-12 will return as a full conference for the 2026 football season, but until then, its two remaining members have reached a one-year TV deal.
Icon for www.sandiegouniontribune.comSan Diego Union-Tribune · 26d

The Pac-12 needs to make a media rights decision. With upheaval looming, the answer is clear.

The change could take the form of a super league or further expansion by the SEC and Big ... with the Mountain West expire when the Pac-12’s new deal is supposed to start in the summer of ...
The Associated Press on MSN.com · 7d

Pac-12 announces TV deal with The CW, CBS and ESPN for 2025

The Pac-12 announced a television deal for the 2025 football season that will put all of the home games for Washington State and Oregon State on The CW Network, CBS or ESPN
Icon for 247sports.com247Sports.com · 7d

Reaction: What 2025 Pac-12 TV deal might mean for long-term media rights agreement

Washington State and our brand in the Pac-12's final season before expansion. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with The CW, to welcome a new partner in CBS Sports and to see a return of ...
CougCenter on MSN.com · 5d

The 2025 Pac-12 Media Deal has been set!

Or, rather, an update on the Pac-12 Media Deal. On April 29th, we learned that Washington State (and our friends / conference rivals now Oregon State) will once again call The CW home for the majority of the games for the 2025 season.
The Mercury News · 7d

Pac-12 secures media deal for 2025: What it means for the rebuilt conference’s (unsigned) long-term agreement

The agreement suggests the rebuilt conference will prioritize exposure on linear networks for its long-term deal beginning in 2026.
The Mercury News · 3d

Mailbag: The next realignment spark, ‘hate’ for BYU, federal funding cuts, Pac-12 outlook for ’26, Kentucky’s LLC and more

Our hunch would be the conference heads into its next era, on July 1, 2026, with nine members: The two Pac-12 legacy schools; the five transplants from the Mountain West; Gonzaga, of course; and Texas State.
Icon for www.reviewjournal.comLas Vegas Review-Journal · Sep 12, 2024

UNLV passed over by Pac-12 in latest round of realignment

An exciting new era for the Pac-12 Conference begins today.” Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a statement that the four schools will be held accountable for their actions.
Icon for 247sports.com247Sports.com · 25d

Why Memphis joining WSU in new Pac-12 could add up this time around

THE WAIT FOR A NEW media ... reconstituted Pac-12 is believed to be coming to an end soon. And once the deal is done, the conference has made clear, all eyes will turn toward expansion.
Icon for awfulannouncing.comAwful Announcing · 8d

Pac-2 finalizes 2025 media deal with The CW, ESPN, CBS

One of the most improbable stories in the tectonic shifts of conference realignment is the staying ... a market somewhere out there for the new look Pac-12 as a non-major conference and they ...
The Mercury News · 3d

This Week in the West: Belichick’s nightmare interview, the Pac-12 media deal, Trump’s order(?) and Arizona’s roster reload

Our weekly review focuses on how Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, could indirectly provide clues to the next round of realignment.
Icon for athlonsports.comAthlon Sports · Oct 1, 2024

Pac-12, Mountain West Snatch Up New Schools as Conference Realignment Rages On

The Pac-12 and Mountain West Conference have been dueling it out in the latest round of conference realignment. Both leagues need to reach eight full, football-playing members by summer 2026 ...
Corvallis Gazette-Times · 10d

Pac-12 should still have its sights set on UNLV

It could also reopen the door for UNLV to join the Pac-12. UNLV has always been an obvious addition due to its improving football program, its historically successful men’s basketball program and its location in one of the main media markets in the western United States.