Pac-12 Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From the office of Larry Scott, Pac-12 Commissioner; In light of recent events, an emergency meeting of the Pac-12 oversight committee was held in Los Angeles late in the evening of December 30, 2017. This included myself (commissioner) and presidents and designated chancellors of their respective Universities. After much discussion, an ad hoc committee was created to pursue badly needed changes in the structure and function of the Pac- 12. A few of the ideas are outlined below. 1. The Pac-12 is petitioning the NCAA for a reclassification of Division status, from its current Division I status, to a more manageable Division II or possibly III. This change would include all 12 participating Universities in the current conference. The Pac-12 has as its core mission the growth and development of our student- athletes, and reducing the possibility of physical and psychological damage is certainly a priority. 2. Possible expansion to 14...