Pac-12 Hotline: Arizona president Robert C. Robbins said the current Pac-12 members are committed to staying but that it's 'heavily dependent' on George Kliavkoff and his team 'negotiating a good media deal for us to stay competitive.'
Jon Wilner Arizona president Robert C. Robbins called the departures of UCLA and USC “clearly huge losses” but said the remaining Pac-12 schools are “rallying and joining arms to make it work” as the conference navigates an uncertain landscape.
“It’s heavily dependent on and his team negotiating a good media deal for us to stay competitive,” he said. “I would love to be closer to the Big Ten or SEC, but being closer to the Big 12 is more realistic,” Robbins said. “ has done a great job working on the media deal, and I think he’ll bring us something that’s good enough.”
He also addressed the academic piece. Arizona is a member of the Association of American Universities — as is every school in the Pac-12 except Arizona State, Washington State and Oregon State.
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