Ranking the top five Pac-12 expansion candidates after Colorado's move to the Big 12
The Pac-12 has been on the struggle bus for the past year in a multitude of ways whether it be losing USC and UCLA, rejecting Big 12 programs, and struggling to nail down a media rights deal.
Things appeared to get worse this past week, as Colorado decided that they had waited far too long for the media right number and chose to leave for the Big 12. Now, the conference that once had Big 12 programs pleading for them to join following Texas and Oklahoma leaving for the SEC, needs a floatation device thrown their way.
With the conference down to nine schools in 2024 and at risk of losing one more to the Big 12, expansion has become that much more important for their survival. Even if the conference is still working on getting a deal first, there can no longer be a divide on expansion. Something we learned was an issue following Pac-12 media day when Oregon and one other school were viewed as being opposed to expanding.
There have been plenty of applicants to join the conference as we learned over the past couple days, but not all of them will get the nod. Here are the five programs that make the most sense for the Pac-12 to add.
Source: Sports Illustrated
