Washington State and Oregon State must find a permanent home by the summer of 2026, when their NCAA grace period expires.
At midnight, the 10 departing Pac-12 schools joined their new conferences, leaving the ‘Pac-2’ schools to face an uncertain future and roiling landscape.With Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould running point, the schools are in discussions with multiple conferences — in both the Power Four and Group of Five — about strategic partnerships that could take effect as early as the 2025 season, according to an industry source.
But because of the time required for realignment to play out, the schools need to finalize their plans by next spring, multiple sources have told the Hotline in recent months. In that regard, nothing has changed. Pullman and Corvallis were well positioned to host games on Saturday night — the so-called fourth window — last summer when the Pac-12 collapsed, yet they found no takers.Florida State and Clemson have taken the ACC to court in an attempt to untangle the grant-of-rights agreement that binds the conference together. If the Seminoles and Tigers depart, a restructuring could ensue.
The Big 12 is “not interested” in adding the Cougars and Beavers as members, a second industry source said.The ongoing strategic discussions aren’t limited to scheduling. The Pac-12’s production studio in the Bay Area — essentially, the infrastructure remaining from the defunct Pac-12 Networks — is also part of the conversations.
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