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This will be our third or fourth opportunity to talk to him. We've got the opportunity to go down and meet with Governor (Greg) Abbott yet again tomorrow afternoon. "Senator Cruz being here this evening at this kickoff event is terrific. "We've been very fortunate to have the political support," Hocutt said. A Tech contingent has been seeking redress from the state's political leaders since Texas and Oklahoma threw the future of the Big 12 into disarray with decisions to leave for the Southeastern Conference by July 1, 2025. Hocutt spoke hours later before a Red Raider Club kickoff event at which Sen. The Pac-12 issued a statement Thursday afternoon, saying the conference had no plans to pursue expansion "at this time."

More: Hocutt 'not pleased' at Big 12's exclusion from other conferences' partnership talks Though that agreement does not have a signed contract, the commissioners said they want to work together on scheduling and voting on other issues in the changing landscape of college sports. Needless to say, if this deal follows through, it would cause yet another massive shakeup in conferences.Earlier this week, the Pac-12, Big Ten and Atlantic Coast conferences announced an alliance. And although this would strengthen the Big Ten, it would be a massive blow to the Pac-12, considering the two schools have arguably the best athletics in the conference. This move would expand the Big Ten to 16 teams, which would be equivalent to the SEC with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma. This would indeed change the landscape of the Big Ten, as USC and UCLA would be the first ever schools from the west coast to play in the conference. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.Īlthough nothing is a done deal, the Big Ten has been reportedly trying to expand their conference, in an effort to “change the college sports landscape.”Īn inside source told CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander: Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. So what does this mean for Oregon and Stanford? They’ve arguably been the best football program in the conference for the past 10 years or so. With the loss of UCLA and USC, and the Big-12’s loss of Texas and Oklahoma, Arizona, ASU, Colorado, and Utah had to make a move to keep credibility in their athletic success, and it appears it may be their best option at this point. It’s been a wild few months for college football, and it appears we may be heading towards two or three mega-conferences in college sports at some point, and I guess time will only tell when that may be. Utah and Colorado have been in the conference since 2011, and Colorado was previously in the Big-12 beforehand.

With that being said, it appears a number of teams from the PAC-12 are looking to join the Big-12, and that includes Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah.Īccording to Fan Nation, the schools are going to discuss merging with the conference, as they would be new additions along with Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, and BYU.Īrizona and Arizona State are the oldest two schools left in the Pac-12 at the moment, as they joined the conference in 1978.

Needless to say, the Pac-12 and Big-12 have both been stripped of two of their top athletic programs. That came after the news that Oklahoma and Texas would be leaving the Big-12, and joining the SEC by 2025.

Last week, we were brought the shocking news that UCLA and USC are planning on joining the Big Ten conference as early as 2024.