Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks throughout Pac-12 Convention NCAA school basketball media day Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in San Francisco. He spoke at soccer media day on Friday, July 29, 2022. Jeff Chiu, Related Press
For the primary time since USC and UCLA rocked school sports activities by saying plans to depart the Pac-12 for the Massive Ten, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff spoke at size Friday to open the convention’s media days.
Listed here are a number of the highlights of his remarks and Q&A with reporters.
- “I imagine that we've got collectively overlooked the student-athlete,” Kliavkoff mentioned of convention realignment.
- He mentioned “We're actively exploring growth alternatives” and have had “important inbound” curiosity.
- Kliavkoff was somewhat forceful in his feedback in regards to the Massive 12 because it pertains to convention realignment, saying he’s been “spending 4 weeks making an attempt to defend grenades lobbed from all corners of the Massive 12 making an attempt to destabilize the Pac-12.”
- That mentioned, he mentioned, “We haven’t determined if we’re going buying there but or not.”
- He mentioned the Pac-12 has not checked out the potential of merging with the Mountain West.
- He mentioned market/media worth, athletic worth, tutorial and cultural match and the consequences on student-athletes can be standards for deciding which faculties so as to add to the convention.
- Objectives are to “optimize for (School Soccer Playoff) invites” and win championships.
- Away from realignment (form of), Kliavkoff mentioned the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations will “speed up” after the Massive Ten’s deal is completed, which is anticipated to be within the subsequent few weeks.
- He mentioned title, picture and likeness shouldn't be an inducement for a prospect to go to a faculty or pay for play.