Pac-12 commissioner: Big 12 'trying to destabilize our remaining conference'
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff addressed reporters Friday and didn't pull punches when asked about conference realignment. At the top of his list of grievances was the Big 12, with Kliavkoff accusing the conference of working to "destabilize" the Pac-12.
In June, USC and UCLA shook the college football landscape by announcing an impending move to the Big Ten. Since then, rumors have swirled about other conference changes, including talks that the Big 12 could attempt to add as many as six of the remaining 10 schools in the Pac-12.
Kliavkoff said Friday that the Big 12's attempts to poach teams are due to the conference being "scared" by the Pac-12's media value.
Two weeks ago, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told reporters that his conference is "open for business" regarding the possibility of adding Pac-12 schools.
On Friday, Kliavkoff suggested that the Pac-12 could flip the script and poach some Big 12 schools to fill the void left by USC and UCLA.
Meanwhile, Brett McMurphy of Action Network reported Tuesday that the Big Ten might not be done. Among seven schools reportedly in the Big Ten's sights are four Pac-12 members: Oregon, Washington, Stanford and Cal.
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