While the door is shut to Pac-12 expansion for now, that doesn’t necessarily mean the league won’t entertain offers in the future.
Oregon State president Edward Ray said he would personally take a look at anything that made sense, even though there was a strong sentiment among the Pac-12 schools that expansion wasn’t in the league’s immediate best interests.
“You know, it’s like politics where you say ‘Never say never,'” Ray said when asked if the Pac-12’s decision this week to stand pat meant it wouldn’t consider taking on new members at some point. “I don’t know. But I do know I could not speak for others.”
Ray is the chair of the Pac-12 CEO Executive Group, which includes leaders from each of the league’s schools and is responsible for governance of the conference.
