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Thursday, November 12, 2026Nov 12

Pac-10 says expansion talk with Big 12 is simply speculation

By Bob Condotta

The Seattle Times

SEATTLE – Washington athletic director Scott Woodward said Thursday afternoon that reports of imminent expansion in the Pac-10 are “all speculation.”

But he also said that many options remain on the table as the conference gets set to hold meetings this weekend in San Francisco, with expansion sure to be a major topic.

“There is an enormous amount of speculation about conference expansion right now and I think with the Pac-10 that anything is possible, all the way from remaining with the status quo, where we are today, to a full merger with the Big 12 and anything in between,” Woodward said Thursday afternoon.