When I last dove into the expansion strategy of the Pac-12 Conference, it was a league of eight football-playing members about to start its first season of competition.
Expansion was placed on the back burner.
Three months later, I’m being told, “A lot of that is now up in the air,” by one well-placed Pac-12 campus source.
UNLV?
Memphis?
New Mexico?
A football-only addition such as UConn?
Someone else?
Does the start of the 24-team playoff in 2027 incentivize the Pac-12 to add a member? How about an increase in non-conference scheduling pressure? Do those things push the Pac-12 or one of the prospective options into decision-making mode?
There’s some new thinking emerging.
My thoughts: