Pac-12
Pac-12 Conference shifting permanently to remote headquarters
Power Five entity to leave current site in downtown San Francisco
Pac-12 completes data deal with Tempus Ex Machina
Conference signs wide-ranging agreement with California-based firm
Pac-12 Conference commissioner Kliavkoff on the transformation of US college sports
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview George Kliavkoff, commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference. Eric and Chris also discuss National Basketball Association’s league-level cryptocurrency sponsorship deal with Coinbase, a $100m (€86m) funding round for startup digital collectibles company Candy Digital, and ongoing turbulence in the United States’ regional sports network business. They also explore the acquisition by OneFootball and Eleven of a pool of international rights for nine European football leagues, as well as increasing scrutiny from the US House of Representatives on the National Football League and Washington Football Team.
Pac-12 strikes wide-ranging partnerships with Allegiant, SWAC
The Pac-12 has struck a wide-ranging partnership with Las Vegas-based, low-cost airline company Allegiant, with the collegiate athletic conference's football championship game taking place at Allegiant …
Vasu Kulkarni on the still-exploding market for trading cards and collectibles
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Vasu Kulkarni, partner with Courtside Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm. Eric and Chris also discuss the implications of Fanatics’ dramatic entry into the sports trading card market, the new alliance between the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, and Pac-12 Conferences; and the arrival of the 2021 US Open in tennis.
Pac-12 will not pursue expansion “at this time”
The Pac-12 Conference has announced it is not pursuing expansion beyond its current 12 members "at this time", putting an end to speculation that the league was looking to add some of the remaining Big …
ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 complete formal alliance
New working relationship to involve scheduling, collaboration on numerous core issues
ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 Conferences discuss potential alliance
Trio of Power Five conferences explore partnership based in part on scheduling
Davyeon Ross on finding new insights and new markets in sports analytics
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Davyeon Ross, co-founder and president of ShotTracker, a sports technology and data and analytics company providing real-time basketball statistics and insights. Eric and Chris also discuss Major League Baseball’s recent domestic rights extension with ESPN, the National Football League’s release of its 2021 regular season game schedule, the pending sale of Major League Soccer’s Orlando City SC, the start of the 25th season of the Women’s National Basketball Association, and the appointment of George Kliavkoff as the Pac-12 Conference’s new commissioner.
Kliavkoff named new Pac-12 commissioner
Power Five entity makes surprise choice from outside college sports
Pac-12 Conference, Scott to part ways
Veteran sports industry executive to depart Power Five conference a year early
Pac-12 Networks launches free streaming channel
Pac-12 Networks, the media company wholly owned by the US college sports conference’s 12 member universities, has launched a new free streaming channel.
Pac-12 strikes partnerships with Nextiva, Premier Pacific Bank
The Pac-12 collegiate athletic conference has unveiled partnerships with business communications company Nextiva and California-based commercial bank Pacific Premier Bank.
Pac-12 secures multiyear partnership with Pacific Seafood
The Pac-12 collegiate athletic conference has struck a multiyear partnership with Oregon-based seafood company Pacific Seafood, which has been designated the organization's official meat and seafood provider
Proposal to expand College Football Playoff to eight teams rejected
A proposal by Pac-12 Conference commissioner Larry Scott to expand the College Football Playoff from four teams to eight has been rejected
Pac-12 votes unanimously to revive football for 2020
All of US college sports' Power Five now set to play this season
Pac-12 continues deliberation over football restart
Power Five conference sets September 24 meeting to make decision
Pac-12 Conference eyes football revival
Last of Power Five conferences not playing football considers its own reversal