![]() ![]() ![]() The Big 12 last year came to an agreement with ESPN and Fox on a six-year extension worth more than $2 billion that runs through 2030-31. Current deals with ESPN and Fox expire after this school year just about the same time the three schools leave. There could be more defections from the Pac-12, which has seemed vulnerable to more poaching after losing USC and UCLA and with negotiations for a new media rights contract dragging on. A person familiar with the Big 12’s expansion aspirations, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AP the school and league had been in contact for more than a month about a potential departure from the Pac-12. Pac-12 presidents and chancellors, athletic directors and Commissioner George Kliavkoff were scheduled to convene Thursday to discuss the next moves for the conference, two people with knowledge of the meeting told AP on condition of anonymity because the conference is not making its internal moves public.īig 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark has spoken for months about his desire to expand the conference and add schools in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. “While it’s difficult to leave, we’re excited about what the future holds for CU Boulder as we start our next era in the Big 12.” “The Pac-12 is a great conference with vital institutions and it was a privilege to be a member for the last 12 years,” DiStefano said.
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