Pac-12's Next Move: Poaching the Big 12, Texas Tech?

In case you’ve got been residing underneath a rock, or do not care about school soccer, USC and UCLA each not too long ago introduced their intentions to depart the Pac-12 for the Massive Ten earlier than the 2024 season.

This move begs the question, will the Pac-12 look to broaden once more or stand down?

The Pac-12 is not helped by the truth that instantly upon the announcement that USC and UCLA have been leaving the convention, different faculties throughout the league reportedly reached out to the Massive Ten to inquire about membership.

And why not? It would seem tradition has gone out the window in college football, so it is an “each man for himself” mentality. And all about survival and cash.

The Pac-12 may hunt down faculties that add rapid worth to their league. Logical candidates geographically can be faculties like BYU, San Diego State, and Boise State.

BYU is slated to hitch the Massive 12, so curiosity won’t be there. San Diego State and Boise State are each respectable packages that might contribute instantly to the league.

However probably the most interesting packages in all probability lie within the Massive 12 in Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and Baylor. It isn’t unhealthy geographically for the Arizona faculties to journey to Lubbock, Stillwater, and Waco when you think about what USC and UCLA are about to undergo every season with journey throughout the nation.

A Pac-12 South division that features Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Colorado, Texas Tech, Baylor, and Oklahoma State appears extra geographically interesting than plenty of divisions inside different leagues.