Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould addresses past conference failures during revival

Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould is working to stabilize the conference following its collapse during a period of intense athletic realignment. The conference is currently undergoing a restructure, with Washington State and Oregon State joined by seven new members for the 2026 season: Utah State, Colorado State, Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Texas State, and Gonzaga. Internal reviews point to former media rights agreements, particularly a 12-year contract signed in 2011, and leadership disconnects as primary factors in the conference's decline. Former officials cited the failure of the Pac-12 Network to secure broad distribution and a lack of alignment between executive leadership and university stakeholders as contributors to member schools departing. Gould now aims to implement a different strategic approach to ensure future viability, focusing on avoiding the management pitfalls that plagued her predecessors, Larry Scott and George Kliavkoff.

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