
The latest round of conference realignment saw transformational movement that effectively ended the Pac-12 Conference’s standing as a viable league, and the Big 12 was a major player in that.
The Big 12, of course, reacquired Colorado for the 2024-25 school year before eventually convincing Arizona, Arizona State and Utah to come along amid Oregon and Washington’s move to the Big Ten. When all was said and done, the Pac-12 was left with just four schools for 2024 (Cal, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State).