Canzano: Pac-12 adds Gonzaga... what's next?

Pac-12 Commissioner: "Key piece of our plan."

Gonzaga is joining the Pac-12 Conference.

Gonzaga University has long been coveted by the Pac-12.

The conference finally closed the deal.

Discussions between the entities accelerated on Monday, and an agreement was reached. Thayne McCulloh, Gonzaga’s president, informed West Coast Conference Commissioner Stu Jackson late Monday night, per sources, and a joint announcement at 8 a.m. on Tuesday was planned.

The Zags will join the Pac-12 in all sports beginning in the 2026 school year. It was a brass-ring get by Commissioner Teresa Gould’s conference. And one thing about the new-world Pac-12 is now clear — it is building a college basketball powerhouse.

Gonzaga is in the Pac-12.

Wrap your head around that.

Gould told this publication: “Key piece of our plan.”

What happens next?