Arizona has entered significant discussions about leaving the Pac-12 and joining the Big 12, sources tell CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd. One source said the Wildcats have become a “hard lean” toward the Big 12 after days of conversations about whether to leave the conference they have known as home since 1978.
The Arizona Board of Regents, which oversees both Arizona and Arizona State, is meeting Thursday night in executive session with an agenda item on “possible legal advice and discussion regarding university athletics.” The topic is presumed to be conference affiliation.
The already murky future of the Pac-12 would hang in the balance should the Wildcats depart the league. Colorado left the league for the Big 12 last week prior to Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff delivering an underwhelming presentation to university administrators from the league early this week on a future media rights deal centering around a streaming contract with Apple.