The Pac-12 Conference presented three American Athletic Conference schools terms for membership along with a midday deadline on Friday.
The schools examined the offer — and decided to sit tight.
Memphis, Tulane, and South Florida will stay in the AAC. That conference released a joint statement from the schools and said, “… we firmly believe that it is in our individual and collective best interests to uphold our commitment to each other.”
What went sideways? And what happens next for the Pac-12? A pivot to UNLV? How about Utah State? Gonzaga? Someone else?
Here’s what I know: