Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12 To Form Alliance To Combat SEC’s Growing Influence
Following news in July that revealed that Oklahoma and Texas were planning to leave the Big 12 for the SEC, things quickly turned on making this a reality. In response, the Big Ten, ACC, and Pac-12 are appearing to ally to counter the SEC’s aggressiveness in the changing college athletics landscape. Recent seismic shifts include name, image, and likeness (NIL), playoff expansion and the Supreme Court ruling that opens the door to antitrust litigation against the NCAA and its membership along with the SEC’s addition of Texas and Oklahoma. All of these factors have created a desire among the thr...