Multiple programs have asked to join the Pac-12 following Colorado departure
Stop me if you have heard this before but the Pac-12 has programs interested in joining their conference, but the conference is focused on their media rights deal.
One thing you cannot criticize the Pac-12 for this past year is the fact that they are true to their word. Whether that is always the smartest decision, well, the conference is down to nine teams for 2024 and still has no media rights deal. With Colorado being the latest program to defect from the Pac-12, there have been many questions about the future of the conference with some analysts even saying they will no longer be a Power 5 conference moving forward.
Regardless of what people think about the Pac-12, there is an avenue to survival for them. Like I previously mentioned, the conference is focused on securing a media rights deal first with expansion second in line as indicated in the conference's statement released on Thursday. However, even with that clear and questionable approach, there have still been a ton of teams interested in joining the conference according to insider Jim Williams.
Here are some of the teams that have reportedly filled out paperwork with the hopes of joining the Pac-12.