Big 12 adds Arizona, Arizona State and Utah in another blow to Pac-12 - USA Trending Blog
Big 12 adds Arizona, Arizona State and Utah in another blow to Pac-12 - USA Trending Blog
In the latest development in what has been one of the most transformative weeks in the history of college sports, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah are leaving the Pac-12 to become the newest members of the Big 12 and will join the conference in 2024, the Big 12 announced Friday night.
“We are thrilled to welcome Arizona, Arizona State and Utah to the Big 12,” commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement. “The conference is gaining three premier institutions both academically and athletically, and the entire Big 12 looks forward to working alongside their presidents, athletic directors, student-athletes and administrators.”
With six current members set to leave for the Big 12 and Big Ten, the Pac-12 is suddenly on the verge of extinction. The Wildcats, Sun Devils and Utes are following Colorado to the Big 12. The Buffaloes decided to rejoin the conference last week and Washington and Oregon announced their moves to the Big Ten earlier Friday evening.
The Pac-12 has existed in some form since 1915, when it was formed as the Pacific Coast Conference. The league became known as the Pac-8 in 1968 and then the Pac-10 in 1978 with the addition of the two Arizona schools. Utah and Colorado followed in 2011, amid the most recent round of major Football Bowl Subdivision realignment.
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