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⚡ The vote was unanimous after an emergency meeting to change conferences after Arizona and Arizona State moved to the Big 12.
The Pac-12 is almost extinct now with only Oregon State and Washington State remaining
The Big 12 conference will now have 16 teams starting in 2024
Big 12
✓Division 1
✓ Founded February 25,1994
✓ Commissioner: Brett Yormark
The Fall
Oregon, Washington, and Colorado were the next teams to announce they were going to leave the Pac-12 leaving Utah with a hard decision to make.
01
Media
Media rights were a big reason with the Pac-12 media rights expiring in 2024.
02
SDSU and SMU
San Diego State and SMU never got the chance to join the Pac-12, two schools that could have saved it.
03
$31 million dollars
The Big-12 offered any Pac-12 school that joined $31 million dollars.
“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,” – Commissioner Brett Yormark
The Utes will be playing in the same conference as their longtime rival BYU. This comes after not being in the same conference in 13 years.
“It’s easy to see why Utah fans will mourn the demise of the Pac-12 Conference.” -Joe Coles Desert News
After many heartbreaking years, patiently waiting, Cam Rising and the Utes Became the Pac-12 Champions two seasons in a row.
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