Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes believes the Pac-12 can be restored despite the latest rounds of conference realignment dismantling the league in recent weeks.
As it stands currently, the league will have four teams heading into the 2024 season—Oregon State, Washington State, Cal and Stanford—after Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah elected to move to the Big 12 while Washington and Oregon opted to join the Big Ten. USC and UCLA were already previously scheduled to join the Big Ten.
Despite the seismic changes to the conference, Barnes told The Athletic in a Q&A that Oregon State’s “priority” and “best option” is to rebuild the league.
