UArizona President Robert Robbins says until the Pac-12 Commissioner gives the conference’s leaders hard numbers on a future media rights deal, any talk about schools leaving the league is premature.
WASHINGTON — University of Arizona President Robert Robbins says until Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff gives the conference's leaders hard numbers on a future media rights deal, any talk about schools leaving the league is premature.
Robbins called the steady drum beat of speculative media reports that have the Pac-12 on the verge of falling apart “propaganda." He acknowledged that he has spoken with Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark, just not recently. The Big 12 jumped ahead of the Pac-12 and agreed to a six-year extensions to its current deal with Fox and ESPN late last year, though that has also not been officially announced from any of the parties.
Robbins said his preference, and the consensus among his colleagues in the Pac-12, is to keep the current 10 schools together.Whether the Pac-12 expands is dependent on whether a new television deal will include an equal share for potential new members and not cut into what the existing members receive, Robbins said.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UArizona receives $10 million grant for new environmental justice centerThe grant will fund the Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice for five years.
Read more »
Super Bowl Champs Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce Don Rolex President Watches to Meet President BidenWhen you meet the president, you wear the best.
Read more »
UA president Robert C. Robbins 'confident' Pac-12 TV deal will get done in 'matter of weeks'Arizona president Robert C. Robbins addressed the never-ending Pac-12 media-rights negotiations, expressing confidence that a deal would get done; he also discussed the ever-evolving element of NIL
Read more »
Power Five revenue projections for FY2023: Comcast mess leaves Pac-12 far behindThe conference would be within shouting distance of the ACC and Bg 12 if not for the impact of the Comcast fiasco.
Read more »
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: What’s behind the anti-vaccine activist’s surprising polling strength?Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading anti-vaccine conspiracist, has garnered a surprising amount of support in polls since announcing his presidential bid. Why would one-fifth of left-leaning voters say they might support him? Here's what you need to know.
Read more »