Washington, Oregon to Big Ten momentum slowed, but situation fluid: Sources

ESN Feeds

Oregon and Washington’s exit from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten appeared to have lost momentum overnight, sources briefed on the discussions tell The Athletic. This is a turning of the tides after Big Ten presidents authorized commissioner Tony Petitti to pursue expansion on Thursday.
On Friday morning, as a Pac-12 meeting concluded, the situation with Oregon and Washington remained fluid. The Big Ten presidents and chancellors have scheduled a meeting for Friday morning as well.
On Thursday night, the Arizona Board of Regents met, but no announcement was made on a possible exit from the…

This post was originally published on this site

Next Post

Oregon, Washington to join Big Ten in 2024 as Pac-12 stumbles further

The Big Ten officially approved Oregon and Washington as new members, with competition to begin in all sports in 2024-25, the conference announced Friday. The news comes after a frenzied 36 hours. Early Friday morning, momentum for the two schools had slowed considerably, but then the Pac-12 met to discuss […]