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• The Pac-12 announced recently that Olympic sports competitions will be broadcast free on YouTube — for now. Pac-12 Enterprises is said to be developing a free direct-to-consumer product that could be rolled out toward the end of the year.
• The Pac-12 Board Chair was previously Jayathi Murthy, the president at Oregon State. That role has since transitioned to Kelly Damphousse, Texas State’s president.
• The primary directives to Gould from her board? “The two board chairs have been very, very clear with me where they want me to spend my time,” Gould said. “They want me focused on the national landscape and everything happening nationally with government relations and the College Football Playoff — that’s No. 1. And No. 2 is the business side of things. That includes Pac-12 Enterprises, the building of our brand, and revenue. “I have to have the right people around me."

Source: Canzano: Pac-12 Commissioner starts with 'Border War'

Texas State's president is in a very big position of power for the Pac-12, that's insane to think about.

New volleyball and potentially, a future look at basketball uniforms for the Rams with the Pac-12 and Adidas logos.

Canzano: "In the summer of 2025, a mediator pushed the sides toward a settlement proposal that landed right around $10 million per school or a $70 million haul for the MW. I’m told that mediation conversation served as the framework for the final settlement. I’m told both sides paid their own legal fees as part of the settlement agreement. Also, per sources, the agreement does not prohibit the Pac-12 from adding MW members in the future.

“Less than half” of $155 million puts the total settlement figure at a maximum of $77.5 million. I’ve poked around that, and expect the number is right around $70 million total. When I pressed a source as to whether the combined dollar figure of both lawsuits dipped below $65 million, I was told, “I wouldn’t go that far.” Official word? Not yet. Everyone signed a non-disclosure, but I’m getting close. I’ll get the details locked down and have something on this in the coming days"

Source: Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with Ducks, Beavers, Huskies, Pac-12, Fresno State, wine, food, and naming rights

When originally, the Pac-12 signed a deal with USA Sports in November of last year, I think many fans thought that they would be a smaller partner but in the last few months, it has been revealed that USA Sports:

• Negotiated for a majority of the FB games (22 games)
• Chose Boise State, Washington State, and Oregon State for the most games on the channel with 5 each
• Paid extra to pick-and-choose for the flex games
• Sending camera crews to document all campuses & fall camps currently, quote from Canzano: "A broadcast team and production crew from USA Sports dropped in on Colorado State on Friday. The contingent will hit Texas State on Saturday, then knock out visits to Boise State and Washington State on Sunday and Monday".

Source:USA Sports barnstorming across Pac-12

Good job, USA Network.

The streaming service announcement has to be coming soon.

The Pac-12's olympic sports schedule starts in 4 days and with that the new streaming service should be here next week, so for people not knowing the full thing here are details for this spiritual replacement for the Pac-12 Network. Links for this information are here, here and here.

• The Pac-12’s fourth piece of the media-rights package will include 15-20 non-conference men’s basketball games. It also includes a large chunk of women’s basketball games and all the Pac-12’s Olympic sports content.
• The cost? Get this — $0. I expect it to be a free offering. No paywall. No subscription fee. This is an easy-access play all the way for the Pac-12. Given what I’ve heard during the last 48 hours, I expect the Pac-12’s final media piece to be monetized using sponsors and advertisements, but fans won’t be footing the bill.
• Pac-12 Enterprises will handle all the production. Commissioner Teresa Gould confirmed that. Conference insiders tell me that fans will be able to access the content from any stream-capable platform.
• The Pac-12’s first Olympic sports event (women’s soccer) is booked for the second week of August. The conference’s direct-to-consumer broadcast offering will be launched in front of that, I’m told. Expect it to be a streaming platform with an app.