TUCSON, Arizona—With questions of the the Pac-12's future continuing to mount, the Arizona Board of Regents held a special meeting Tuesday that was not open to the public.
The virtual meeting was put on the agenda on Monday, not long after speculation grew surrounding Arizona's future in the Pac-12 and a potential move to the Big 12. The meeting was livestreamed on the Board of Regents' YouTube channel or several minutes and gained hundreds of viewers before going into executive session and ending.
It has been reported that Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff's media rights deal to school presidents and athletic directors was a potential topic, according to Yahoo Sports.
ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that the deal will revolve around streaming primarily on Apple. The deal would also have incentivized tiers.
The executives of the remaining nine schools left the hour-long meeting without an agreement but there’s an expectation that they will eventually conclude a deal.
A reliance on streaming in the future is something that could take a while to make a decision on, especially with the unknown figures of subscriptions.
Kliavkoff previously said at Pac-12 Football Media Day on July 21 that the deal will be announced soon and indicated that it had been done before backtracking his comments.
There has been growing speculation that the corner schools in the Pac-12 would leave within the year. Colorado announced it will play in the Big 12 on Thursday, leaving just nine schools left in the Pac-12 for next season.