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George Kliavkoff is on the way out as the commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, according to a report from a Pac-12 Insider and a statement from the conference that later seemed to confirm the report.
On Tuesday, the San Jose Mercury News’ Jon Wilner wrote on social media that, according to a source, the conference had formally begun the process of separating itself from Kliavkoff.
The Pac-12 later issued a statement that said: “The Pac-12 Conference Board has given the departing 10 schools notice of a proposed leadership transition with an invitation to provide comment. We expect to provide more information following a decision in the coming days.”
Kliavkoff was hired as the conference’s commissioner in 2021, but his tenure was rocky, to say the least.
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Source: The #Pac12 has formally begun the process of separating from commissioner George Kliavkoff.
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) February 13, 2024
Statement from the conference office:
“The Pac-12 Conference Board has given the departing 10 schools notice of a proposed leadership transition with an invitation to provide comment. We expect to provide more information following a decision in the coming days.”
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) February 13, 2024
Pac-12 schools defected under Kliavkoff
In May of 2022, UCLA and USC announced that they would join the Big Ten Conference beginning in 2024-25.
Last summer, eight other conference schools announced that they would also join other conferences in 2024-25, including Arizona State, Arizona, Colorado and Utah going to the Big 12.
Washington and Oregon are joining the Big Ten, and California and Stanford are joining the ACC.
The departures leave the Pac-12 as a “Pac-2” with just Oregon State and Washington State remaining in the once-proud…
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Publish date : 2024-02-13 23:58:57
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