Sources: Oregon, Big Ten Begin Preliminary Expansion Discussions

Oregon has initiated preliminary discussions with the Large Ten in Chicago to find out if the Geese are suitable within the convention, sources instructed Motion Community.

Outgoing College of Oregon President Michael Shill, Oregon AD Rob Mullens and Large Ten commissioner Kevin Warren weren’t concerned within the discussions in Chicago, one other supply stated.

Final week the Large Ten signed a seven-year media rights deal value greater than $7 billion, sources stated.

The contract consists of an escalator clause, which implies the deal may method practically $10 billion if the Large Ten’s membership will increase, community sources stated. Even after including USC and UCLA, the Large Ten “just isn’t accomplished” increasing, sources instructed Motion Community final week.

Final month, Motion Community reported the Large Ten would develop past 16 faculties and was concentrating on Notre Dame, together with Oregon, Washington, Stanford and Cal from the Pac-12.

These plans haven’t modified, sources stated final week.

No matter whether or not Notre Dame joins the Large Ten or stays unbiased, the league nonetheless needs so as to add extra Pac-12 faculties to assist cut back potential journey considerations for USC and UCLA, sources stated.

If Oregon and others from the Pac-12 depart for the Large Ten, the Large 12 has focused Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Arizona State as potential members, sources stated.

Whereas all that is ongoing, the Pac-12 is making an attempt to amass its new media rights deal, beginning in 2024.

Warren, in an interview with HBO Actual Sports activities that airs Tuesday, stated he may foresee the Large Ten ultimately increasing to twenty groups.

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