It would not have lost USC and UCLA, and it would not be negotiating a new contract. With the ADs calling the shots, the conference would not be in this position. If the athletic directors were in charge of the Pac-12 instead of the school presidents, would a media rights deal be done by now? - it absolutely would not, and here’s why (in my opinion): The Hotline has always believed the Pac-12’s next contract would fall within 10 percent on either side of the Big 12’s average valuation ($31.7 million), and nothing has moved us off that stance. Our guess is the Pac-12’s media contract cycle beginning in the 2025 fiscal year would carry a first-year valuation slightly above the FY2024 figure, with the average annual payout of the deal in the low-to-mid $30 million range. Here are the payouts for the final three years of the deal:įY2022: $290.66 million ($24.2 million per school)įY2023: $305.62 million ($25.5 million per school)įY2024: $321.34 million ($26.8 million per school) That breaks down to $20.8 million per school per year, but the deal included a 5.1 percent annual increase (escalator clause). In 2011, the conference agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN and Fox that expires in the summer of 2024 and averages $250 million per year, according to the term sheet. With the current media deal with ESPN and Fox, is the $20 million per-school figure that’s commonly referenced the annual amount or an average of all the years? If it’s an average, how much are the schools making this year from that deal? - question. In other words, there are just two presidents, Schulz and Robbins, with ample experience in office and a solid grasp of college athletics.įortunately for the Pac-12, both of them are on the executive committee. What’s more, there is good reason to question Cauce’s interest in college sports and Crow’s instincts for college sports - he was a fervent supporter of Larry Scott - and we can’t help but wonder how much longer DiStefano, a septuagenarian, plans to remain on the job. Kliavkoff is at once negotiating a media deal and (presumably) working with the presidents to get the newcomers up to speed and keep the outgoing members engaged. * Oregon’s John Scholz: In office since July 1, 2023 * Oregon State’s Jayathi Murthy: In office since September 2022 * Utah’s Taylor Randall: In office since September 2021 * Cal’s Carol Christ: In office since July 2017 retiring June 2024 2016 departing August 2023Īrizona’s Robert Robbins: In office since June 2017 * Stanford’s Tessier-Lavinge: In office since Sept. WSU’s Kirk Schulz: In office since June 2016 Washington’s Ana Mari Cauce: In office since October 2015

(An asterisk indicates presidents/chancellors who have less than two years of experience or are stepping down in the next year.)ĪSU’s Michael Crow: In office since July 2002Ĭolorado’s Phil DiStefano: In office since May 2009 Here’s the list in chronological order from the date of assuming office. However, Stanford’s situation reflects a larger challenge for the conference: board tumult.Īs outlined below, half of the 10 university leaders - we’re excluding USC and UCLA, which don’t vote on the media deal - are either new to their positions or have announced their departures. The school will vote to approve any reasonable media rights deal presented by commissioner George Kliavkoff, and it doesn’t matter if Tessier-Lavigne is on the job at the time or has been replaced by interim president Richard Saller. Absent an offer from the Big Ten, Stanford has little leverage within the conference power structure.

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