SAN DIEGO — How about a Pac-11?
George Kliavkoff, commissioner of the Pac-12 (and soon to be Pac-10), spoke publicly Friday for the first time since UCLA and USC announced their 2024 defection to a conference based in Chicago with a member school 10 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Just minutes into his opening remarks at football media day a few miles from their Los Angeles campuses, he noted that "we are actively exploring expansion opportunities."
He outlined four criteria: media rights value, competitive strength, academic fit and geography.