Weve been down this road before. Southwestern Athletic Conference (12 full members)Alabama A&MAlabama StateAlcorn StateBethune-CookmanFlorida A&MGrambling Jackson StateMississippi Valley StatePrairie View A&MSouthernTexas SouthernUAPB, Summit League (10 full members)DenverNorth DakotaNorth Dakota StateOmahaOral RobertsSt. One study of football audiences from 2015-2019 found Oregon ranked 26th most viewed in the nation ahead of half the teams in the Big 10 and half of the Big 12, despite its seemingly small TV market. Remember Cal Ohio State 2013? The best-case scenario for the Beavers and Cougars is that Oregon and Washington stay put in the Pac-12. Even if the Pac-12's next media rights deal is a home run, Marcello isn't certain a win there provides the necessary financial security to keep schools like Oregon and Washington from seeking entry into other leagues including the Big 12. "I think the Pac-12 is going to get a really great media rights deal. American Athletic Conference (14 full members)CharlotteEast CarolinaFlorida AtlanticMemphis North Texas RiceSouth FloridaSMUTempleTulaneTulsaUAB UTSAWichita State**Wichita State does not play football. Sooners and Longhorns officials have said publicly that they plan to stay in the Big 12 until 2025 rather than pay a massive exit fee to leave early. It seems as though they are more likely to have success with Oregon high school players if they have more visibility gained by traveling to Eugene to play the Ducks in a variety of sports and appearing regularly on TV in the Northwest. One major selling point for Cal and Stanford to the Big Ten is that there are enough Bay Area B1G alum to fill those stadiums and provide real ticket revenue as well. The Big Ten isnt a realistic landing spot for the Beavers, though, and the Big 12 isnt going to take them alone. The Big 12 said no discussions have taken place about either school leaving earlier. It became the latest development in a paradigm shift that appears to be further separating the haves from the have-nots. 2021 Record: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-12) Head Coach: Jonathan Smith (fifth year, 16-28 overall). It's also being reported that Oregon and Washington are trying to get out. This former USC commit's career didn't pan out the way he hoped for in Miami with Mario Cristobal. The MAAC lost Monmouth but added Mount St. Marys on July 1, 2022. Joining: Belmont, Illinois Chicago, Murray State, The MVC grew from 10 full members to 12 on July 1, 2022. Might the Detroit Lions at any point be a Dark Horse Super Bowl Bet in 2021? And it might actually be the most likely scenario of all. July 2, 2022 10:45 am PT Lots of college football writers and analysts have predictions on which schools will move in realignment. So, with every team gone, the Pac-12 becomes a thing of the past, which has more ramifications than conference realignment alone. The main potential suitors seem to be the Big 12 and the Big 10 but even that is no certainty. The Big 12 could be floating this idea themselves to try and strengthen their position in the new power structure, or the Pac-12 could be putting pressure on the networks. Oregon and Washington are the two best football programs "in play" considering the Pac-12 is down to 10 teams; however, there is a reason they haven't been considered prominently in realignment. How would it go about ensuring it could garner tens of millions of dollars annually for each of its member institutions? Commitment to Athleticsand Academics Almost 30 years ago, Oregon embarked on a system-wide upgrade of its athletics facilities. Incarnate Word had announced its intention to leave the Southland for the WAC, but chose instead to remain in the Southland. Sign up for the Trojans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Experts agree that #USC is once again a top-five transfer portal program and we still have the spring portal window to come. As Lee Corso would say, "not so fast, my friend.". Heres a breakdown by conference. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Neither the SEC or the Big 10 seem intent on adding schools. The Big 12 then adds Arizona and Arizona State to get the Phoenix market and grow the conference to 16 teams. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/02/oregon-state-washington-state-know-theyre-at-the-back-of-the-line-waiting-for-others/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Upward mobility for Oregon State therefore can only be achieved through package deals. Perhaps the Pac-10/12 and Big 12 monikers could live on as two division titles. New Mexico State and Sam Houston will leave for Conference USA in 2023, and thats also when Lamar will head back to the Southland. Its football program hasnt competed at the national level in a decade, and its media market is too small to move the needle, rendering it an afterthought for other power conferences. Hoover. 16. Thats right: The Big 12 could poach from the Pac-12 OR the Pac-12 could post from the Big 12. Thats essentially what Oregon State has experienced for years already as a longtime member of the conference. Theyll get more money for that. News is added periodically throughout the day, so check back regularly. Its not a no for the Ducks and Huskies, who would likely be the only remaining Pac-12 schools in contention for a spot in the new super conference. You can have an 8 game conference schedule, a championship game, and still play every team every other year. That could leave some leftovers for someone to grab (think: Oregon State and Washington. The SuperWest Sports News Feed does not link to stories behind a paywall. Should Big 12 leader Brett Yormark try to raid Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, Oregon and Washington from the Pac-12? The Beavers will not leave for the Mountain West unless the Pac-12 folds entirely, which may seem far-fetched, but without the estimated $200 million lift from possessing the Los Angeles market, sustainability becomes a challenge. Leaving: Campbell, Hampton, North Carolina A&T. Zach Miller examines conference realignment and other college sports topics through numbers. Now he's a Bruin? CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Rule 2: No . Kyle Ford made clutch plays for USC against UCLA. What Does Oregon Have to Offer for Conference Realignment? Atlantic Coast Conference (15 full members)Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiami (Fla.)North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateNotre Dame*PittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest*Notre Dame is a non-football member, competing as an independent. National Footprint From a sports perspective, Oregon makes an attractive target due to its broad fan base across the United States. . Its not as though OSU could have or should have postponed the remodel, but the timing is brutal nonetheless. The 2022 college football season is still a few months away, but college football fans across the country are concerned about the current state of college football. Joining: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA. Losing BYU will drop the WCC from 10 members to 9 in 2023. Ohio Valley Conference (10 full members)Eastern Illinois *Lindenwood*Morehead StateSEMO*SIU-EdwardsvilleSouthern IndianaTennessee State*Tennessee Tech*UA Little RockUT Martin**denotes football members, Pac-12 Conference (10 full members)ArizonaArizona State CaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StateStanfordUtahWashingtonWashington State, Patriot League (10 full members)AmericanArmyBoston UniversityBucknell*Colgate*Holy Cross*Lafayette*Lehigh*Loyola MarylandNavy*denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Fordham and Georgetown, Southeastern Conference (16 full members)AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippiMississippi StateMissouriOklahomaSouth Carolina TennesseeTexasTexas A&MVanderbilt. The Beavers appear poised to jump into the top tier of the Pac-12 in football while maintaining success in the Olympic sports, and continuing on that path would help position Oregon State more favorably in the next realignment cycle. The approximately $30 million allocated to Oregon State from the Pac-12 currently is modest compared to what other Power Five programs haul in, but earning less than 15 percent of that would cripple the university. It also might be the best available option for the above schools. Nike While the athletic footwear and apparel Company has affiliations with many colleges and universities already, its relationship with Oregon and the Pac-12 is unique. How willing would the Pac-12 and Big 12 be to sacrifice their longstanding brands in favor of a joint venture? Still, that might be the best option given that the American Athletic Conference has now lost virtually all its star power with Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF all gone. Importantly, the hypothetical BigPac would hit the open market as a prized broadcasting and streaming product. We talk about getting the six highest conference champions now, maybe at some point the AAC and the Pac-12 are so much weaker than we thought, that they might change it to the four highest or the five highest who knows," Marcello said. A bill proposed in this year's legislative session seeks to link Washington's two major universities in the same conference and aims to give state lawmakers input on a realignment decision.. Even beyond the official death of the Pac-12 as such, this may be the absolute scariest scenario for Stanford, Cal, Oregon State, and Washington State fans: What if a merger doesnt happen and no other major conference comes calling? For Beaver fans, pessimism will persist even in the presence of tangible progress within the athletic department - as it has for decades. Both conferences are made up of schools that are full members of other conferences. Utah, Cal, Washington State and Oregon State join the Mountain West Conference to create a 16-team league there. Oregon gets back Nix, RB Bucky Irving and WR Troy Franklin, but OC Kenny Dillingham is now Arizona State 's head coach. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest news when it matters most, Are historic rivalries like Cal-Stanford, Washington-Wazzu, and Oregon-Oregon State at risk at risk of falling by the wayside amid a wave of conference realignment? Get on our list for weekly sports business, industry trends, interviews, and more. Losing Southern Utah on July 1, 2022 dropped the Big Sky from 11 full members to 10. Glad you asked. The Pac-12 has started renegotiating its next television and streaming rights deal. Come 2023, the conference will have 11 full members, 5 of which are football-playing members. North Carolina A&T will stick around for football only in 2022 before leaving in 2023. If those six Pac-12 schools do actually move to the Big 12, this might become the most likely scenario. Every rivalry is annual and everyone plays everyone home-and-home in 4 years. If conference realignment realizes itself via merger, a Pac-12/Big 12 hybrid would present a viable Super League of sorts to go up against the Big Ten and SEC should those two juggernauts expand even more. Looking for more Pac-12 team news? The OVC will team up with the Big South in a new football agreement. July 10, 2022 Updated Mon., July 11, 2022 at 11:44 a.m.. WSU lines up before . Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Cal . Current MWC members bring in about $4 million annually from the conferences media rights agreement; thats enough to cover head football coach Jonathan Smiths contract, but nothing else. Thats quite a fall from grace. Austin Peay joined July 1, 2022 as the ASUN fields an FCS football conference for the first time. [1] Now he's on the move again. We never know exactly which individual details matter most any given moment of conference realignment musical chairs, but if media markets and recruiting still matter, then the Pac-12 could look to the Lone Star State to attempt to draw Texas Tech or Baylor from the Big 12. If the conference is to survive on its own merits into the next era of college athletics, it will have to expand again. It probably did. Gonzaga and Fresno State should also be on the radar. January 14, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff. In other words, every school you pick has surely been passed over for a major conference promotion multiple times over the past decade alone. Now he's a Bruin? No one's worried about you being good enough or not. Theres no doubt about it, moving to the Mountain West is the absolute worst-case scenario for Oregon State. Jul 5, 2022. The Arizona schools could conceivably fit in the Big 12. It would be a sad, sad day to see schools like Stanford and Cal elite academic institutions with rich football histories and a celebrated rivalry relegated to mid-major status. But, the reason for that is because I think it will be mostly streaming, most likely Amazon, and theyll be willing to pay more to get that type of inventory and to stake a claim into the college athletics realm that no one else has in the streaming wars right now. In the last decade in particular, Oregons football program has become one of the better known in the country and is frequently mentioned by quality high school players as their dream school. The Ducks have played for the National Championship twice in recent years. Proponents of an Oregon State move to the Big 12, for example, must recognize that the Beaver brand is a low-priority addition in comparison to other available targets. After the 2nd Round, once a team loses in the National Championship Tournament, they will be placed in a consolation bracket to compete for a spot in a New Year's Six Bowl. The Big 10 and SEC schools are expected to make dozens of millions of dollars more per year in the future. Even if the Big Ten isnt imminently planning to add even more members, its reasonable to think that they will soon. So how does this play out? That trio (or duo) could find refuge in the Mountain West, which would make geographic sense, but would be an utterly gigantic step down in terms of money and competition. With the massive financial commitment of Oregon Alum Phil Knight and many others, the Ducks have built new football, basketball, baseball, softball, and track and field facilities and have improved others. The ideal conference - according to me - is comprised of the following: 1) 10 teams whose physical locations make geographical sense in relation to one another (i.e. Little Rock and UT-Arlington, the conferences two non-football playing members, departed for conferences that are less football-centric. ESPN played a major role in breaking up the Big East, noted on his Eye On College Basketball podcast. Nothing will change until the summer of 2024. Southland Conference (10 full members)Houston Baptist Incarnate WordLamar McNeese StateNew Orleans*Nicholls StateNorthwestern StateSoutheastern Louisiana Texas A&M-CommerceTexas A&M-Corpus Christi**New Orleans and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi do not play football. Stanford is a wild card that could, frankly, survive in any newfound context given its private funding. College sports is going through another round of radical conference realignment. It's about money, and you guys simply don't bring enough to the table. Game Notes 8/2; Success vs. Wisconsin, Elledge start, & a look at the comeback, Game Notes 7/10; Rizzos Power, Ojedas first, & Public Enemy #1, Theres a warning sign on Green Bays road ahead, Big 12 said no discussions have taken place, UT-Rio Grande Valley, already a full member, plans to start a football team by 2024, The OVC will team up with the Big South in a new football agreement, The Big South will team up with the OVC to maintain a path to the FCS football playoffs. In a previous life, he worked as a social media strategist and copywriter, handling accounts ranging from sports retail to luxury hotels and financial technology. Where the loose partnership risks ineffectiveness is in the absence of a signed contract. Tours of the Nike campus by visiting players would no doubt be a sought-after highlight of trips to play the Ducks. Washington State, Oregon State, etc. We cannot forget, however, that countless onlookers have been waiting for Fighting Irish football to join a conference for quite literally decades only to see them remain independent. The conference profile will take another hit, and the gap between itself and the other power conferences will continue to grow, but its existence is not in danger unless its remaining members withdraw. As conference realignment continues to unfold, there will be some Group of Five teams that could make the jump along with SMU. The Beavers would boast top-of-the-line facilities, short-term talent superiority, and other advantages, but the long-term outlook is much more bleak. In order for the Pac-12 to continue to exist as a viable conference (forget about a power conference until further notice), it would have to invite at least six members. Lets explain why WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon How an early error in business judgment by the Lakers legend laid the tracks for multiple millionaires and the Swoosh through the '80s and '90s. It has also been heavily reported that if the Big Ten went back to the Pac-12, it would target Oregon, Washington, Cal, and Stanford. Bow Wow Wants One That Models Sports Leagues. BUT . A:Those two are in the most precarious position. With USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten, several other Pac-12 schools are reportedly now in talks with the Big 12. The Pac-12 North would consist of Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Cal and Stanford. It doesnt seem likely. Campbell will also leave in 2023. At full capacity Autzen Stadium would rank as the 8th largest in the Big 10 and about the 3rd largest in the Big 12. While he expects the conference to remain viable in the short-term, even after the Los Angeles schools are gone in 2024, the longer view isn't likely to be as kind to the remaining member universities, Marcello warns. Conference realignment[edit] Main article: 2021-22 NCAA conference realignment Two schools are playing their first FBS seasons in 2023. Texas, Texas Tech, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and two other schools will make up the new Pac-16 South. Mountain West Conference (11 full members)Air ForceBoise State Colorado StateFresno StateNevadaNew MexicoSan Diego StateSan Jose State UNLVUtah StateWyoming*Hawaii is a football-only affiliate member. If Oregon and Washington do leave for the Big Ten, the Pac-12s survival probably depends on whether Stanford and California stay or go. Its pretty easy to argue that, in either the Big 10 or the Big 12, Oregon would be a more attractive Conference member in a variety of ways than even some of the current members of those Conferences. Mike Vorel. Oregons sports programs have sent numerous athletes to professional leagues such as the NFL (this Fall will see two former Oregon quarterbacks as starters) the WNBA and Major League Baseball and produced many Olympic Medalists and World Champions in track and field. Oregon has also shown an admirable commitment to its academic facilities including renovation and expansion of the Library, construction of a School of Business, a new Science complex and an academic center for athletes, among others over the same period. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "Dont sit there and think we want to stay in the Pac-12 and be dominant potentially year-to-year in football' because in the future being dominant in the Pac-12 hypothetically maybe that gets you into the playoff but does so as a lower seed whether youre the champion or not.". Writes about track and field and Oregon football as a columnist for Super writes on a variety of national sports topics as a columnist for Super Cody covers NFL West teams for SuperWest Sports and is the owner and publi writes about various topics for SuperWest sports, including stats and reco Matt is a Senior Writer for SuperWest Sports, covering Mountain West foot Copyright 2023 SuperWest Sports LLCUse of this site constitutes acceptance of our Privacy Policy.California Privacy Rights |GDPR/EU Cookie Policy. Dodd says the ACC is the party that came up with this idea; if six schools were really about to bolt, would that be a real thing the conference would bother to mention? Conference realignment appears to be on pause for the moment. Or maybe its all of those possibilities! These last may actually be reasons why a suitor might not want Oregon in their Conference. Big 12/Pac-12 are Scrambling As things currently sit, the Big 12 and Pac-12 are scrambling to find teams to fill their leagues, as both are having members leave. Navy is a football-only affiliate member. Campbell*College of CharlestonDelaware*DrexelElon*Hampton*Hofstra Monmouth*North Carolina A&T*Northeastern Stony Brook*Towson*UNC WilmingtonWilliam & Mary**denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Albany, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond and Villanova. Then there is the report that the Governor of Orgon wants to step in to make sure the O and O State remain in the same conference. Joining: Lindenwood, Little Rock, Southern Indiana, Leaving: Austin Peay, Belmont, Murray State. UTSA has had five winning seasons, including 12 wins in 2021,. Conference realignment: All the moves coming in 2022-25 | by Zach Miller | Run It Back With Zach | Medium Write Sign up Sign In 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. Its football program hasn't competed at the national level in a. Its a waiting game for everyone except university brass, conference leadership, and major media companies. The SEC appears to be satisfied with adding Texas and Oklahoma in 2025 (programs that the Pac-12 should have pursued during the last round of expansion when Utah and Colorado joined the Conference), but some observers believe the SEC may expand further to as many as 20 schools. The Ducks have won 34 NCAA Championships. Then theyll have another a secondary package or maybe itll be a first-tier package, but much smaller, that goes to one of the big over-the-air networks nationally that will broadcast their game of the week. CBS Sports has confirmed the ACC and Pac-12 have discussed a loose partnership' that could include 'championship game' in Las Vegas as a way to get ESPN to pay more https://t.co/Do0GY2YbwU https://t.co/Xvy6VyQdxM. The OVC lost two members to the ASUN last year, dropping from 12 full members to 10. LATEST NEWS. Aidin covers the NBA Western Conference for SuperWest Sports. College football conferences will undergo significant realignment in 2023 with 3 programs leaving the American to join the Big 12 as 6 schools migrate to the American from Conference USA. Short-term the Pac-12 is going to be good financially and competitively, but long-term 10 to 15 years and beyond Oregon would be best served to be in another conference. Sam Houston (from the Western Athletic Conference) and Jacksonville State (from the ASUN Conference) began transitions from Division I FCSin 2022 and will join Conference USA in July 2023. Odds & lines subject to change. For Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes, interim president Becky Johnson, and incoming president Jayathi Murthy, the work ahead of them is monumental - and it will determine the future of the university. Meanwhile, three teams will abandon the Independent rank to join . Quack Fix 1-18-23: Lanning Lands Another One, It Never Rains On This Podcast - 01-17-23, MBB: Good Ducks show up, clobber no.9 Arizona, Once again displaying inconsistency, but in a good way, Oregon snags a signature win, ASU Transfer Van Klinken Sets School Record in Shot Put. The possibility of a merge has already been floated weve even written about it and if you watch Survivor, you know that once The Merge happens, the game moves fast. When conference realignment has come up in the past, the common refrain has been "look at the list of AAU schools and that's who the Big Ten will target." Former Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney said that AAU membership was "an important part of who (the Big Ten is)," back in 2010. He lives in Corvallis, even though he is an Oregon Ducks insider. "According to my reporting, the Big Ten is now targeting Cal, Stanford, Oregon, and Washington in a further expansion that would bring the league to 20 teams at least," Dodd said. As Taylor alluded to above, there is now talk that the Big 12 could go on the offensive. Two flagship members of the Pac-12 will leave for the Big Ten in 2024. The Beavers and Cougars have absolutely no leverage in all of this. Oregon has over 250,000 alumni around the world with 45 local Duck clubs or affinity groups. Find it at our Team News Feed. Oregon should join another conference should the opportunity present itself, 247Sports national college football writer Brandon Marcello said on Monday's episode of the Autzen Audibles podcast. The Atlantic 10 fortified its basketball strength by adding Loyola, which joined July 1, 2022. Leaving the Pac-12 makes even more sense when financial considerations are brought into focus. The Pac-12 South would be Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, San Diego State and Fresno . Conference USA (10 full members)Florida International Jacksonville State Kennesaw StateLibertyLouisiana TechMiddle Tennessee State New Mexico State Sam HoustonUTEPWestern Kentucky, Horizon League (11 full members)Cleveland StateDetroit MercyIUPUI Northern Kentucky OaklandPurdue-Fort WayneRobert MorrisWisconsin-Green BayWisconsin-MilwaukeeWright StateYoungstown State, Ivy League (8 full members)BrownColumbiaCornellDartmouthHarvardPennPrincetonYale, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (11 full members)CanisiusFairfieldIonaManhattanMarist Mount St. MarysNiagaraQuinnipiacRiderSaint PetersSiena, Mid-American Conference (12 full members)AkronBall StateBowling GreenBuffaloCentral MichiganEastern MichiganKent StateMiami (Ohio)Northern IllinoisOhioToledoWestern Michigan. With the Southern California schools gone, the conference can only bring so much to the negotiation table. Case in point: Last week, UCLA and USC announced they will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, and even before the official announcement came down, rumors began swirling about Notre Dame, other Pac-12 schools, the ACC, and more. Sure. When the conference realignment dominoes start falling, the college sports landscape can change in a hurry. Colorado in the Big 12 is similarly not a logistical problem. Series History: Oregon State leads the all-time series against Boise State, 5-4, but they trail Fresno State in that series by a 8-5 margin. Refresh the. Arizona State and Arizona could be in the crosshairs of the Big 12, as could Utah and Colorado. The conference will drop to four football members (2 full members, existing affiliate member Robert Morris and Bryant, which joined as an affiliate member on July 1, 2022). Sports > WSU football Commentary: Where might Washington State find itself after this round of conference realignment? If you dont like chaos (and shame on you, if thats the case!) This gives them a significant boost to its mens and womens basketball profiles, but its not even definite at that point that the Zags would go for it. Why Did a Bunch of Detroit Cops and Firefighters Sue Vince McMahon? A Conference should still want to have more than 2 teams in a larger geographic area in part due to travel and TV visibility needs but perhaps more importantly for recruiting purposes. Checking in as large as 22 teams, with a geographical reach stretching from the Pacific Northwest to Florida, the BigPac would be poised for long term viability in a college athletics landscape that features three mega-conferences. Read the full story Assessing Oregon State's Position in the Conference Realignment Landscape As CBS Sports Matt Norlander noted on his Eye On College Basketball podcast, if UCLA and USC wanted any Pac-12 institutions to join them in the Big Ten, those schools would have come along with them here and now. Posted on January 14, 2023. You can listen to the entire 35-minute podcast discussion with Brandon Marcello below. The first Oregon football game against the University of Washington was in 1900. The Pac-12 would immediately bolster its value as a media product, although not to the extent that it would have by retaining the Southern California schools, and the ACC may be able to convince ESPN to re-negotiate its current broadcast rights contract, which runs all the way through 2036. These days, everything ought to be considered on the table. Oregon State and Washington State dont really have a choice in the matter. ThomasSouth DakotaSouth Dakota StateUMKCWestern Illinois, Sun Belt Conference (14 full members)Appalachian StateArkansas StateCoastal CarolinaGeorgia SouthernGeorgia StateJames MadisonLouisianaMarshallOld DominionSouth AlabamaSouthern MississippiTexas StateTroyULM, West Coast Conference (9 full members)GonzagaLoyola MarymountPacificPepperdinePortlandSaint MarysSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Clara, Western Athletic Conference (11 full members)Abilene Christian*California BaptistGrand Canyon Seattle Southern Utah*Stephen F. Austin*Tarleton State*UT ArlingtonUtah Tech*Utah ValleyUTRGV**denotes football members. It certainly looks like the end of the Pac-12 is on the horizon. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston will join the Big 12 in 2023, meaning that unless something changes and Oklahoma and Texas leave early the Big 12 will have 14 teams for two years before going back down to 12 in 2025. Please check your email for a confirmation. 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