What is the Pac-12 lawsuit?

While the Pac-12's future as a conference remains grim, its 12 member schools agreed in principle Thursday to settle litigation over who should control conference assets and hundreds of millions of dollars in conference revenue used to run athletic programs.

What does the Pac-12 lawsuit mean?

The heart of the dispute isn't about distribution of revenue; it's about using revenue as a vehicle for covering liabilities. As a named defendant in a billion-dollar antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, the Pac-12 could be on the hook for massive damages starting in 2025 — after the 10 schools have left the conference.

What happens to Pac-12 in 2024?

On Saturday night, Cal and UCLA will face off in the final regular-season football game for the Pac-12 as we know it. Going forward, the conference will only have two schools and no media deal. Beginning in 2024, Oregon State and Washington State will be the only remaining members.

What is going to happen to the Pac 12 conference?

The "Four Corner" schools of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah will join the Big 12. Meanwhile, Cal and Stanford will join the ACC. As a result, Oregon State and Washington State have been left holding the bag in the Pac-12.

Did Oregon State and Washington State win the Pac-12 lawsuit?

In a ruling earlier this month, Whitman County (Washington) Superior Court Judge Gary Libey prohibited the conference and its board of directors from recognizing any schools other than Washington State and Oregon State.

Judge rules in favor of WSU, OSU; declares universities only two governing members of PAC-12

Is Oregon going to stay in the Pac-12?

Oregon State and Washington State announced Thursday they have reached an agreement with 10 departing Pac-12 schools on revenue distribution for 2023-24 that ends a legal battle sparked by conference realignment.

What is the lawsuit against University of Oregon?

The University of Oregon Lawsuit

University of Oregon are members of the university's women's beach volleyball and club rowing teams. The plaintiffs allege the university is violating Title IX through its "vastly superior treatment" of football players in comparison to female student athletes.

Why is Pac-12 dissolving?

Arguably the main reason the conference fell apart—why 10 of its 12 schools fled, even at a reduced share of revenue—was because it couldn't agree on a new media rights deal. With its current deal set to expire in 2024, the league was the only one in the Power Five without a long-term contract.

Which 2 Pac-12 teams are leaving?

On June 30, 2022, amid the broader early-2020s NCAA conference realignment, UCLA and USC announced plans to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference starting in 2024. In 2023, Colorado announced it would re-join the Big 12 starting in 2024.

Is Pac-12 ending?

AP AUDIO: Conference realignment and the downfall of the Pac-12 is the AP Sports Story of the Year. AP correspondent Dave Ferry reports. All of the moves by 2023 — and it was hard to keep count — will take effect in 2024, which will go down as one of the most transformative in the history of college athletics.

Will Oregon State join the Mountain West?

Oregon State Football Conference Realignment: OSU Joins Mountain West/Pac-12 Arrangement. In the wake of the Pac-12's mass exodus, Oregon State had to consider plenty of options for the future.

Will Oregon play Oregon State in 2024?

Thanks to scheduling adjustments with various future opponents, Oregon will now play its preferred number of seven home games in each season, and will have a home-and-home with Oregon State in 2024 and 2025.

Will ducks leave Pac-12?

The University of Oregon sealed a long-sought deal last week: Starting in the 2024 fall season, UO teams will play in the Big Ten athletic conference, which has been expanding geographically but still is largely made up of schools in the Midwest.

Is the Pac-12 a legal dispute?

The fight for control of the Pac-12 is over. The 10 departing schools have agreed in principle to a settlement with Washington State and Oregon State that ends three months of internecine litigation and provides clarity on the future of the conference. Terms were not disclosed.

Where are the Pac-12 teams going?

Which Teams Are Leaving The Pac-12? USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington have decided to go to the Big Ten, and Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah have chosen to head to the Big 12. Then news broke that Cal and Stanford would be going to the ACC in 2024.

Where will WSU play in 2024?

WSU opens the 2024 campaign hosting Portland State, Saturday, Aug. 31, at Gesa Field. The following week, Sept. 7, WSU welcomes Texas Tech to Gesa Field, marking the first time the Red Raiders have traveled to Pullman and the first meeting between the two teams since the 1964 season.

What conference will Oregon State go to?

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has announced the addition of Oregon State University and Washington State University as affiliate members across 12 sports for a two-year term, beginning with the 2024-25 academic year.

Who will be in Big 10 in 2024?

With the additions of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Oregon, University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Washington into the conference, 2024 will be the first season with 18 teams and no divisional format.

Who are the new Big 12 teams in 2024?

Today, the Big 12 announced its first 16-team conference football schedule. The 2024 season will mark the debut of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as Big 12 Conference members, and the return of Colorado to the league.

Can Pac-12 be saved?

Since then, it's been unclear whether there will be a Pac-12 in the future — its only pathways to survival would be if Oregon State and Washington State can rebuild, or if the Mountain West can retain them and the rights to the Pac-12 name.

Where is USC going in 2024?

USC's 2024 conference home opponents will be Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin. The Trojans' Big Ten Conference away games will include Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington and UCLA.

What happens if the Pac-12 dissolves?

What would happen if the PAC-12 dissolved? Same thing that happened when the Pacific Coast Conference dissolved. The members would create a new conference, minus about one or to members, and continue on.

What is the controversy with the University of Oregon?

The women allege that Oregon does not provide fair “treatment and benefit” to women's teams, whereas men's teams get “incredibly exorbitant” benefits and treatment. In the 2021-22 school year, women made up more than 49% of Oregon's student-athletes, but the school spent only 25% of its annual athletics budget on them.

What is the University of Oregon scandal?

To make up for the unequal athletic aid it paid its male student-athletes from 2017-18 to 2021-22, the past five years for which data is publicly available, Oregon would have to pay over $4.5 million in damages to its female student-athletes. And the unequal expenditures are, of course, continuing.”